Apologies for the terribly unflattering picture of me, but it's Sion Sono! At TIFF last night was the world premiere of one of Sono's many (i count 7) 2015 releases, The Whispering Star. They kept talking about how this film was unlike anything else Sono has done previously, but I feel like you could say that about almost any of Sono's films. This one was filmed in the restricted area of Fukushima, much like his 2012 film The Land Of Hope, but the similarities end there (although both films do star Sono's wife Magumi Kagurazaka). The Whispering Star is a fairly minimalist black and white science fiction film. People always ask which Sono film makes the most sense to try and get into The Criterion Collection. I'd love to see them do a double feature of The Land Of Hope and The Whispering Star, and maybe include a documentary about 3.11 (There are several out there) as a bonus feature.
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