Presented by Basil Dababneh, A&S Class of 2018; and Se Young Kim, Mellon Assistant Professor of Cinema & Media Arts and Asian Studies

Japan (2006) Dir: Takashi Miike

Inside a juvenile detention center in an unknown future, two male prisoners find their fates intertwined as they experience a bond of love and murder. Seamlessly merging abstract minimalism, experimental theatre, detective noir, science fiction, and homoerotic romance, Miike offers a stylish and intricate meditation on space and time, violence and identity, and modern-day Japan. Japanese with English subtitles. 85 min.

Presented in collaboration with the program in Cinema & Media Arts