Diamond moon
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Diamond moon |
| Original title | Daiyamondo no tsuki |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 1992 |
| length | 19 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK no JMK no approval |
| Rod | |
| Director | Akira Nobi |
| script | Akira Nobi |
| camera | Akira Nobi |
| occupation | |
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Diamond Moon ( Japanese ダ イ ヤ モ ン ド の 月 , Daiyamondo no tsuki ) is a Japanese short film directed by Akira Nobi.
action
Diamond Moon tells the story of a prostitute who robbed her clients. She befriends a mime artist and forges unrealistic plans with him. At her next suitor, she comes across a suitcase full of money and drugs. The suitor, who apparently works as a drug courier, tries to kill her, but she can kill him with a sword. Back on the street, she meets the mime again. The two go to a public shower. While the pantomime is showering, the prostitute goes outside to smoke a cigarette. She looks at the moon. When the pantomime leaves the shower, she is gone. Only her severed hand can be seen. The pantomime goes back to work. At some point she reappears, but she was badly mistreated and her hands and feet were amputated. The mime discovers them and plays for them. In a dream sequence, the two of them hug and kiss.
style
The film is shot in black and white and contains stylistic elements from the silent film . There are dialogues in the film, but sometimes there is lively piano music and the dialogues are faded in as writing boards. Individual image jumps are reminiscent of slapstick comedies from the 1930s.
publication
The film was shot in 1991 and in 1992 received the Grand Prix at the Yūbari Kokusei Bōken Fantastic Eiga-sai (Yūbari International Adventure and Fantasy Film Festival) in the independent film section . A cinema premiere took place in the Nakano Musashino Hall cinema on February 1, 1997 together with Garden Without Birds by the same director.
It was first published in German in 2010 as a bonus film by Garden Without Birds . The Dutch label Shock (formerly Japan Shock) signed for the release. According to the cover information, the DVD is only intended for sale in Austria and was indexed in Germany on March 31, 2010 .
Web links
- Diamond Moon in the online film database
- Diamond Moon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 野火 明 が 映 画 を 作 る . In: Akira Nobi's official website. Retrieved August 11, 2011 (Japanese).
- ↑ ダ イ ヤ モ ン ド の 月 . In: JMDb. Retrieved August 13, 2011 (Japanese).
- ↑ BAnz. No. 50 of March 31, 2010