JAPAN JAPAN was named by MoMA chief curator as one of the top ten films of 2008. An experimental erotic feature. Imri is a 19 year -old gay Israeli man who moves to exotic Tel Aviv. His ultimate dream is to move to the even more exotic Japan. In his first long-length film, Berlin-based director Lior Shamriz structures a fictional story n documentary form about the hero’s misconception of Japan, and ours of him. At 19, after de-enlisting from the army, Imri moves from a peripheral city in Israel to Tel Aviv. All the while, he saves up so that he can move to Japan. Besides learning Japanese, he’s getting a taste of life in Tel Aviv: engaging in sexual experiences with men and meeting friends. War is taking place only a few kilometers from his home, but that seems further away than Japan. Berlin-based director Lior Shamriz's first full length film is an experimental and entertaining exploration of life in the exotic city of Tel Aviv, presented through a hero who is himself in the midst of exploring an exotic place. ''JAPAN JAPAN admirably crams more male nudity and cinema theory into its first sixty seconds than any film in Frameline history.'' - Frameline Film Festival's Program, Corey Eubanks ''Brilliant, cutting-edge'' Howard Feinstein, IndieWIRE review on New Directors/New Films
At 19, after finishing the army, Imri moves from a peripheral city in Israel to Tel Aviv. All the while, he saves up so that he can move to Japan.
JAPAN JAPAN was named by MoMA chief curator as one of the top ten films of 2008. An experimental erotic feature. Imri is a 19 year -old gay Israeli man who moves to exotic Tel Aviv. His ultimate dream is to move to the even more exotic Japan. In his first long-length film, Berlin-based director Lior Shamriz structures a fictional story n documentary form about the hero’s misconception of Japan, and ours of him.
At 19, after de-enlisting from the army, Imri moves from a peripheral city in Israel to Tel Aviv. All the while, he saves up so that he can move to Japan.
Besides learning Japanese, he’s getting a taste of life in Tel Aviv: engaging in sexual experiences with men and meeting friends. War is taking place only a few kilometers from his home, but that seems further away than Japan. Berlin-based director Lior Shamriz's first full length film is an experimental and entertaining exploration of life in the exotic city of Tel Aviv, presented through a hero who is himself in the midst of exploring an exotic place. ''JAPAN JAPAN admirably crams more male nudity and cinema theory into its first sixty seconds than any film in Frameline history.'' - Frameline Film Festival's Program, Corey Eubanks ''Brilliant, cutting-edge'' Howard Feinstein, IndieWIRE review on New Directors/New Films