A 9-minute void you won't stop thinking about for 9 days.
An experimental art film shot in Tokyo, Japan, ‘Mu’ combines black and white footage with a bespoke poem written by poet Shuya Masuda (inspired in part by the poem ‘Nu’ written by Ryuichi Tamura, ‘Mu’ literally meaning nothing, zero, void) alongside visuals inspired by photographer Daido Moriyama and a textured performance interlude by Japanese rapper Jin Dogg. In its sum, this film creates the physical manifestation of the imagined characters director Taichi Kimura has written in his previous film ‘Lost Youth’ and in his feature currently in development, ‘Neon’.
Cinematography
Grain-drenched Tokyo that breathes like a memory.
Sound
Jin Dogg's interlude hits like a gut punch.
Director
Taichi Kimura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Taichi Kimura built an entire cinematic universe in 9 minutes, connecting this to his feature 'Neon'—a level of ambition usually reserved for Marvel, but make it depressed and Japanese.
The title 'Mu' (無) isn't just 'nothing'—it's a loaded Zen Buddhist concept meaning 'without' or 'no-mind,' making this essentially a koan you watch instead of read.
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