Japan Japan
3.7
“A teenage story of fantasy, desire and wanderlust!”
The film tells the story of Imri, who at 19 goes to live in Tel Aviv, but dreams of moving to Japan. Through his relationships and encounters and in diverse cinematic tools, we are introduced to the young person’s life. An exploration of living in the exotic city of Tel Aviv is presented through a hero who are themselves in the midst of exploring his own choice of an exotic place. A unique correlation is formed between the hero’s misconception of Japan and ours of them. The movie was constructed by both improvised and pre-scripted scenes, as required by the nature of each scene. (Taken from the Filmmaker's Website:
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Cast
8 people
Lior Shamriz Director
United States release March 30, 2008 · Produced in Germany, Israel · Languages English, Hebrew, Turkish
Production
Jehuti Films
Production
Spektakulativ
Production
Germany · Israel
Produced in
Languages
Original title
יפאן יפאן
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
English · Hebrew · Turkish
Release dates
Israel · January 1, 2007
Theatrical
United States · March 30, 2008
Premiere · New Directors/New Films Festival
United States
June 24, 2008 · Premiere · Frameline Film Festival
Canada
May 16, 2008 · Premiere · Inside Out Film and Video Festival
Switzerland
August 8, 2007 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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