Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party? This cinema-verite documentary closely follows a heated election campaign in Kawasaki, Japan, revealing the true nature of "democracy."
Direction
Soda's invisible camera captures what politicians hide.
Editing
Patient observation that builds quiet devastation.
Director
Kazuhiro Soda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Soda shot 40 hours of footage with no crew, operating camera and sound himself to maintain intimacy.
Koizumi's 'assassin' strategy—deploying celebrity candidates to crush rebels—backfired spectacularly in later elections, making this a time-capsule of hubris.
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