Japanese Cinema screens “Nobody To Watch Over Me” at The Japan Foundation on Saturday
On November 10, the Japan Foundation, New Delhi is going to screen a Japanese movie “Nobody To Watch Over Me” (Dare mo mamotte kurenai).
Directed by Ryoichi Kimizuka, the 118-minute movie will have English subtitles for the ease of those not knowing the Japanese language. Entry is free for the audience for this movie that will start at 2.00pm on Saturday.
The theme of this month is “Spotlight – Actor: Koichi Sato”
The movie “Nobody To Watch Over Me” is a deep drama depicting the fears of a modern day society, it portrays the distress of the family of a juvenile crime and the conflicts of the detective ordered to protect them.
The Funamura family is the target of mass media attention after their first son commits an act of murder. Furthermore, every move of detective Katsuura takes in protecting the bewildered daughter of the family, Saori is being fully exposed over the internet. In a deadly game of hide and seek Katsuura and Saori are eventually freed from the malicious attempts of internet addicts.
The movie was also selected to represent Japan at the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film.
The film is shot entirely on location with a hand-held camera to enhance realism.
It about a 15-year-old middle school girl who is picked up at school by the police when her elder 18-year-old brother is arrested on suspicion of randomly murdering two-grade school girls.
She is put under the protection of a dedicated yet conflicted police detective who has orders to shield the girl from the inevitable public outrage that is to follow. Through these two protagonists’ eyes, we get a glimpse into the vulnerability, the isolation and even the resilience of the individual when up against a volatile and often intolerant world.
