A jazz-soaked fever dream where teenage nihilists rob banks and break hearts in 1960s Japan.
In the chaotic days of the 1960s, Misuzu, a lonely high school girl from a troubled family, finds sanctuary with her nihilistic brother, Ryo, and his friends. They pass their days hanging around a shadowy jazz cafe bar, indulging themselves in a life of sex, drugs and alcohol.
Cinematography
Smoke-choked jazz bar shadows that breathe
Acting
Aoi Miyazaki's hollow-eyed stillness
Score
Free jazz that mirrors unraveling minds
Director
Yukinari Hanawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real 1960s Japanese youth subcultures—the 'taiyōzoku' sun tribe and jazz kissa cafe culture that incubated rebellious teens between French New Wave dreams and American noir.
Director Yukinari Hanawa cast real-life siblings Aoi and Masaru Miyazaki as Misuzu and Ryo; their actual sibling tension bleeds through every scene.
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