Japón
Sign in to saveJapón () is a 2002 film by the Mexican director Carlos Reygadas. It was Reygadas' debut feature, which was shot on anamorphic 16-millimeter film in a 2.66:1 screen aspect ratio.
Film · TMDB
6.6A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old religious woman. Although only a few words are spoken, love grows.
Released: 2003-01-15134 minDir: Carlos ReygadasDrama
Cast
- Alejandro Ferretis as The Man
- Magdalena Flores as Ascen
- Yolanda Villa as Sabina
- Martín Serrano as Juan Luis
- Rolando Hernández as The Judge
- Bernabe Pérez as The Singer
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.9/10
4,008 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
76/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 16 wins & 10 nominations
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Key dates
- Published
- 5 June 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- Spanish
- Director
- Carlos Reygadas
- Screenwriter
- Carlos Reygadas
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Producer
- Carlos Reygadas
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Duration
- +130
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Plot summary
- Production
- Reception
- Controversy
- Awards
- References
- External links
Japón () is a 2002 film by the Mexican director Carlos Reygadas. It was Reygadas' debut feature, which was shot on anamorphic 16-millimeter film in a 2.66:1 screen aspect ratio.
==Plot summary== The film follows a man going through an acute existential crisis. He leaves Mexico City to go out to the country and prepare for his death, staying with an old indigenous widow in her ramshackle home overlooking a desolate canyon. In the vastness of a wild and impressive nature, he confronts the infinite humanity of the widow and oscillates between cruelty and lyricism. His senses become dull, arousing his desires and instincts for sexuality and life.