Revolution Launderette (2019)

71 MIN | SINGAPORE, JAPAN | 2019 | JAPANESE, ENGLISH, MANDARIN

 

SYNOPSIS

In Tokyo, a young man Tomo, dogged by misfortune, sets out to beat his existence to its next punchline, together with Hiroko who obsesses over a stranger’s old scrapbook. They agree to head into all the encounters that come their way, on a plan to decipher the parts of the whole and outwit this joke before it plays out. Their trip through signs, sounds and situations dives them into another side of the city - a maze of subcultures and surreal lingerings in the air. Setting off events far beyond his imagination, Tomo winds up finding his answers at the bottom of something entirely bizarre. A gonzo tale of being in the world, the individual will and the deciphering of signs.

 

CREDITS

Cast KEISUKE BABA, KIKO YOROZU, KAZUYA MURAKAMI, LIM KAH WAI, SATOSHI IKEDA
Director, Writer, Producer MARK CHUA, LAM LI SHUEN
Co-Producer SUNNY JIA
Cinematographer OK SAKAGUCHI
Editor MARK CHUA
Production Designer TATSUO MAKI
Music Composer MARK CHUA, LAM LI SHUEN
Sound Designer DAVID CLEMENS

SCREENINGS

30th Singapore International Film Festival 2019 — World Premiere
4th Festival ECRÃ 2020
10th Binisaya Film Festival 2020
8th Asian Film Festival Barcelona 2020
3rd Sharjah Film Platform (Sharjah Art Foundation) 2020

TECHNICAL INFO

Year of production 2019
Length 71 minutes
Country Singapore, Japan
Genre Experimental, Docu-Fiction, Fantasy
Shooting Format Digital, 16mm, Super 8mm
Screening Format DCP, H264
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Language Japanese, English, Mandarin
Subtitles English (Spanish subtitles available)

 

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