Ero-Nites
Barubara
Dir. Tezka Makoto
Japan 2019, 100’
Subtitles: Polish & English
The story is set in modern-day Tokyo.
Famous novelist Yosuke Mikura encounters a young girl in the subway station and brings her home to his condominium. The girl's name is Barbara. For all her bad manners and constant state of drunkenness, she has a certain charm that is hard to put your finger on. Much like a stray cat claiming her territory, Barbara settles herself into Mikura's apartment. This propels the creatively congested Mikura to write again. His life takes a drastic turn for the better. Is Barbara a muse? An artist's savior? Or is she a spell-casting sorcerer?
Before long, the two become intimate and Mikura asks for her hand in marriage. The wedding ceremony is something of a black mass, but a sudden interruption forces them to abort the proceedings. Heartbroken, Barbara runs away. Mikura's life now takes a sharp tum downhill, causing him to suffer from paranoia. No longer able to tell delusion from reality, he incessantly pursues her and when he finds her they flee to the countryside. Mikura takes Barbara to a mountain lodge, but things get stranger and stranger. Now worn out and at the brink of death, Mikura is suddenly gripped with the creative urge to write...
Awards and Festivals
Fanta festival 2020 Winner Best Film
LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest 2020 Winner Festival Prize
Tezka Macoto
At the age of 17, Tezka won a prize for his debut 8mm film and was highly evaluated for his skills by judge and well-known movie director Nagisa Oshima (Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence). When Tezka was at college, he made his feature debut directing The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. Since then, he has been creating various feature and experimental films. He also created a pioneering original video (V cinema) film called Ghost Paradise and a documentary about Akira Kurosawa. Tezka spent 10 years cinemizing Hakuchi written by well-known novelist Ango Sakaguchi, and the film received the digital award in Venice and was invited to a number of international film festivals. His animated feature film Black Jack won the outstanding performance award at the Tokyo Animation Award. Feature-length films like Black Kiss and The Brand New Legend of The Stardust Brothers were invited to the Tokyo International Film Festival. As the bereaved of Osamu Tezuka, Tezka has been working on various projects and productions of his father.
Filmography
1981 Moment
1985 The Legend of Stardust Brothers
1986 Ghost Paradise
2016 The New Legend of Stardust Brothers
Cast & Crew
Director: Tezka Macoto
Screenplay: Kurosawa Hisako
Cinematography: Doyle Christopher
Editing: Tezka Macoto
Music: Hashimoto Ichiko
Costume Design: Tsuge Isao
Producer: Koga Shunsuke, Adam Torel, Himeda Shinya
Production: THEFOOL, Third Window Films, Rapid Eye Movies, Tezuka Productions Based on the Manga by Osamu Tezuka
Language: Japanese
Colouration: Colour
