Chime and Shé (Snake)
- Fri, Jun 5
- Sat, Jun 6
- Sun, Jun 7
- Tue, Jun 9
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Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Renee Zhan Run Time: 60 min. Format: Digital Language: Japanese with English subtitles, English and Mandarin
Starring: Hana Amano, Junpei Yasui, Koji Seki, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Seiichi Kohinata
Join us in the microcinema for a double dose of horror shorts sure to unnerve and mystify: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s newly released NFT Chime and Renee Zhan’s lauded Shé (Snake).
Chime
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Runtime: 45 min. Language: Japanese with English subtitles
A masterclass in escalating dread and shocking violence, Chime reaffirms Kiyoshi Kurosawa as one of modern horror’s most innovative and unpredictable visionaries. During a class, culinary instructor Matsuoka (Mutsuo Yoshioka) witnesses the suicide of a young student (Seiichi Kohinata), driven to insanity by what he claims is a chiming sound that controls his mind. Soon, Matsuoka begins hearing it, too, and descends into a mental abyss that warps his perception of reality and gives vent to his darkest impulses. Expertly blending psychological portraiture and hallucinatory mystery, Kurosawa offers a chilling depiction of madness that interrogates the very stability of our everyday existence, with the director’s patented creeping tracking shots and complex sound design fashioning an immersively terrifying and unnerving cinematic experience.
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Shé (Snake)
Director: Renee Zhan Runtime: 15 min. Language: English and Mandarin
Fei, a 16 year old British-Chinese girl, is the top violinist in an elite youth orchestra. When another Chinese violinist arrives to challenge her place, Fei’s anxieties and internalized racism grow to take monstrous physical form. They whisper to her, urging her to be the best, no matter the cost.