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Caniba

2017 96 min Japanese R15+

Caniba is a fresco about flesh and desire. It reflects on the discomfiting significance of cannibalism in human existence through the prism of one Japanese man, Issei Sagawa, and his mysterious relationship with his brother, Jun Sagawa.

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Lucien Castaing-Taylor Director · Véréna Paravel Director

First release September 1, 2017 · Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States · Languages English, French, Japanese

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SEL

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Norte Productions

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CNC

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Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab

Production

France · United Kingdom · United States

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Original language

Japanese

Spoken on screen

English · French · Japanese

Release dates

Canada · September 1, 2017

Theatrical

France · August 22, 2018

Theatrical

No release date listed for United States.

Italy

September 4, 2017 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival

Japan

August 6, 2018 · Digital

Lithuania

March 15, 2018 · Theatrical · 2018 IFF Kino pavasaris

Taiwan

June 24, 2020 · Theatrical

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