Shadow Of Fire
Exclusive Manchester Screening
Written and Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
Starring Shuri, Mirai Moriyama, Ouga Tsukao, Hiroki Kono
Japan, 2023, 95 minutes
In the black market, a war orphan is confronted with the struggles of people living in the immediate aftermath of WWII.
A film that is a little different to everything else that we are showing this year in the way that it’s not a traditional horror film but it is one of this year’s most important films and a film that highlights the horrors of war in an intense, emotional and thought provoking way. Featuring some of the best and most effective performances of the year, horror legend Shinya Tsukamoto’s (Tetsuo: The Iron Man, A Snake of June, Kotoko, Hiruko the Goblin) latest film is essential viewing.
Showing Before Feature Film
Sounds Of Them
International Premiere
Written and Directed by Akane Fukuda
Starring Yu Matsubara
Japan, 2023, 8 minutes
Takigawa Yori (29), who left her hometown to work in the city, was spending her days in a gloomy state due to the intense workload, loneliness, and a vague sense of anxiety about her life. One night, around 2 a.m., she saw someone with an invisible face standing at her feet. Since then, Yori began to hear sounds that others cannot hear.