Co-Producer
During a trek through the Himalayan mountains, a couple, Chun and Yueh, become trapped in a cave for 47 days. The tragic outcome of this expedition leads Lo Yi-Shan on a personal filmed quest to follow in the footsteps of their missing best friend, Chun, and their unconditional relationship. A poignant tale about bereavement and the slow process of healing.
Producer
Odoriko performances are intense, sometimes acrobatic choreographies, performed in sumptuous costumes—at least, until the costumes come off, because these dancers practice the Japanese form of striptease theater. The art was once popular, but is now seen only in a few clubs in the country. Filming on mini-DV tape, as if he is not actually in the room, director Yoichiro Okutani observes the unusual, traditional profession of the odoriko and the contrast with the modern, everyday questions the women struggle with.
Translator
Caniba is a fresco about flesh and desire. It reflects on the discomfiting significance of cannibalism in human existence through the prism of one Japanese man, Issei Sagawa, and his mysterious relationship with his brother, Jun Sagawa.
