HIBI ROCK: Puke Afro and the Pop Star

FEATURE SLATE

North American Premiere
OPENING FILM

Yu Irie.

Introduction and Q&A with director Yu Irie, followed by OPENING NIGHT Party!

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Based on the popular manga series by Katsumasa Enokiya, the director of 8000 Miles – SR: Saitama no Rapper is back with a raucous tale of a young man, Hibinuma (Shuhei Nomura), who moved to Tokyo dreaming of becoming a rockstar. With no money or prospects, he and his bandmates live and work at an underground venue. Things look up when a naked Hibinuma is kicked off the stage by a rambunctious girl (Fumi Nikaido, JAPAN CUTS 2014 guest) who shows him how to really rock. To his dismay, the mystery girl turns out to be national pop idol Saki Utagawa, prompting a pop vs. punk crisis. Get amped for this rowdy physical comedy with a lot of heart!

Japan. 2014. 110 min. HDCAM, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Yu Irie. With Shuhei Nomura, Fumi Nikaido, Naoto Takenaka, Tomoya Maeno.

“Totally mental!” –Third Window Films

Part of JAPAN CUTS 2015.

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$20/$17 Japan Society members, seniors & students

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