Japan Meets Korea: KIM / Brakemode
- Wednesday, June 3, 20:00 Naxoshalle Kino
- KIM
ふざけるんじゃねえよ
Fuzakerunjaneyo - Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 41 min, Japanese with English subtitles
- Director, script, production & world sales: Shunpei SHIMIZU
- Camera: Yuki HIROSE
- Music: Kazenonakano Mendori
- Cast: Jeong-Yun KIM, Kaoru HASHIMOTO, Kenichiro KOIDEMIZU, Takuma NAGAO, Ryu MATSUYAMA
- International premiere in the presence of the director
Kim belongs to the Korean minority in Japan, the so-called Zainichi. After quitting his career as a professional boxer due to an injury, he has to deal with betting debts, alcoholism and his difficult relationship with his father. Supported by great camera- work, Shunpei SHIMIZU creates an astonishing debut film.
In cooperation with The City of Yokohama Frankfurt Representative Office and kindly supported by JFE Engineering Europe GmbH and the Restaurant Muku in Frankfurt
- Brakemode
- Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 53 min, Japanese/Korean with English subtitles
- Director & world sales: Paul Young
- Script: Paul Young, Mitsuo SHIGETA
- Camera: Jae-woo KIM
- Music: Gaka
- Cast: Gota WATABE, Ja-min LEE, Hee-joon OH
- International premiere
An employee of a Japanese automobile manufacturer travels to Busan to attend the presentation of a new car model that was developed together with Korean colleagues. When the prototype is stolen from under his nose, Japanese and Korean employees have to work together, whether they like it or not.