Known as one of the “Four Heavenly Kings of Pink” director Hisayasu Sato has adapted an exploitation-like style to his work while tackling subjects such as alienation, urbanization and the human condition within a modern, highly technologized world. Ten years before Shinya Tsukamoto’s “A Snake of June” would deal with similar themes, Sato’s 1992 effort “An Aria on Gazes”, also known as “The Bedroom”, explored the connection between modernity, technology and (sexual) obsession. Thus, the films, while still maintaining an exploitation scaffolding, so to speak, is more like a study on the concept of fetish, how observation through technology has affected our lives.
“An Aria on Gazes” is screening at Japan Filmfest Hamburg
The story revolves around Kyoko (Kiyomi Ito) who is married to Akihito (Mineo Sugiura), a salaryman that has been rejecting her and her idea of leading a normal family life. Saddened by his behavior, Kyoko becomes...
“An Aria on Gazes” is screening at Japan Filmfest Hamburg
The story revolves around Kyoko (Kiyomi Ito) who is married to Akihito (Mineo Sugiura), a salaryman that has been rejecting her and her idea of leading a normal family life. Saddened by his behavior, Kyoko becomes...
- 8/17/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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