At the end of the Second World War, the destruction of Japan, after the dropping of the two atomic bombs, had reached its peak. It wasn't just a humanitarian catastrophe. It wasn't just the material devastation of the country.

Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto proposes, with his cruel and exaggerated style, an original vision of the era and above all launches yet another anti-militarist arrow into international cinema.

At the 80th Venice International Film Festival he presented the film Hokage - Shadow of Fire, shocking for the simple representation of a pain that is still present and needs to be processed, even though many years have passed.

Reviews, news and analysis from 80 Venice International Film Festival, Venice, 30.08 - 09.09 2023

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