NYAFF'09 Films
FISH STORY (JAPAN, 2009)
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
113 minutes, 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles
Directed by: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Starring: Atsushi Ito, Kengo Kora, Nao Omori, Mikako Tabe, Gaku Hamada, Mirai Moriyama
Showtimes:
Sat June 27, 1:00pm at the IFC Center [Buy Tickets].
Thu July 2, 6:15pm at Japan Society [Buy Tickets].
Note: "Buy Tickets" links will take you to the IFC Center website (for shows at IFC Center) and to Japan Society website (for shows at Japan Society). Tickets for each venue must be purchased separately.
In 1975, the year before the Sex Pistols released their first album, a Japanese punk band called Gekirin recorded their single, “Fish Story” and then they broke up, never to record again. Thirty-seven years later, in 2012, their song saves the world. This is the tenth film from Yoshihiro Nakamura and we’re not saying any more about it.
Because it really happened. A punk single from 1975 traveled to the future and saved us all. Any more information than that would deprive you of the surprises and the fun of watching one of the year’s best films. It’s a movie that reminds us of something we all forget from time to time: your life has a purpose. Even if you never understand it, you’re here for a reason.
Co-presented by JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film
FISH STORY (JAPAN, 2009)
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
113 minutes, 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles
Directed by: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Starring: Atsushi Ito, Kengo Kora, Nao Omori, Mikako Tabe, Gaku Hamada, Mirai Moriyama
Showtimes:
Sat June 27, 1:00pm at the IFC Center [Buy Tickets].
Thu July 2, 6:15pm at Japan Society [Buy Tickets].
Note: "Buy Tickets" links will take you to the IFC Center website (for shows at IFC Center) and to Japan Society website (for shows at Japan Society). Tickets for each venue must be purchased separately.
In 1975, the year before the Sex Pistols released their first album, a Japanese punk band called Gekirin recorded their single, “Fish Story” and then they broke up, never to record again. Thirty-seven years later, in 2012, their song saves the world. This is the tenth film from Yoshihiro Nakamura and we’re not saying any more about it.
Because it really happened. A punk single from 1975 traveled to the future and saved us all. Any more information than that would deprive you of the surprises and the fun of watching one of the year’s best films. It’s a movie that reminds us of something we all forget from time to time: your life has a purpose. Even if you never understand it, you’re here for a reason.
Co-presented by JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film
