Born 1978 in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, Jun Tanaka currently resides in Tokyo. After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at Shiga University, he studied at the Film School of Tokyo on the documentary course under Makoto Sato, Takefumi Tsutsui and others. “Bamy” is his first feature film.
On the occasion of Bamy screening at Nippon Connection, we speak with him about his career, debut film, ghosts, and cinema in general
Can you tell us a bit about the path that took you from the Faculty of Economics at Shiga University to shooting a movie?
I wanted to become a journalist and entered the department of economics. I started my career to support the film of a friend. At that time, I thought, “Maybe I can make a film, too” and therefore, I started film production. My first short film was a historical drama about the Meiji Restoration. Afterwards, I entered the...
On the occasion of Bamy screening at Nippon Connection, we speak with him about his career, debut film, ghosts, and cinema in general
Can you tell us a bit about the path that took you from the Faculty of Economics at Shiga University to shooting a movie?
I wanted to become a journalist and entered the department of economics. I started my career to support the film of a friend. At that time, I thought, “Maybe I can make a film, too” and therefore, I started film production. My first short film was a historical drama about the Meiji Restoration. Afterwards, I entered the...
- 5/31/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
With a minuscule budget of 700,000 Jpy, Jun Tanaka attempts to present a new take on the ghost (horror) story genre. The film premiered at Osaka Asian Film Festival, on March.
Bamy is screening at Nippon Connection
The introductory scene immediately sets the rather unusual tone of the film. Fumiko Tashiro is going up on an exterior elevator, when she witnesses a red umbrella flying outside the skyscraper she ascends. Some moments later, she is leaving the building and the same umbrella crashes in front of her on the street. The event alarms her and a passerby, who turns out to be an old acquaintance from college, Ryota Saeki. The story then flashes forward a year later, when the two of them are engaged, and have started living together. However, Ryota has been hiding a secret from her all this time: he has the ability to see ghosts, in a trait...
Bamy is screening at Nippon Connection
The introductory scene immediately sets the rather unusual tone of the film. Fumiko Tashiro is going up on an exterior elevator, when she witnesses a red umbrella flying outside the skyscraper she ascends. Some moments later, she is leaving the building and the same umbrella crashes in front of her on the street. The event alarms her and a passerby, who turns out to be an old acquaintance from college, Ryota Saeki. The story then flashes forward a year later, when the two of them are engaged, and have started living together. However, Ryota has been hiding a secret from her all this time: he has the ability to see ghosts, in a trait...
- 5/30/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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