Destruction Babies (DVD)
Destruction Babies (DVD)
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Taira, an unnervingly quiet delinquent teen, mysteriously leaves town right before the coming of age festival. His disappearance doesn't worry anyone except for younger brother Shota, his only remaining family, who sets off to look for him amidst the faded downtown neon lights.
Taira aimlessly wanders through a nearby city, provoking fights with random bystanders. His violent streak intrigues high schooler Yuya who rallies him to beat up more people. As the night progresses, street-side scuffles soon turn into a sinister game, becoming even more mindless and indiscriminate. The two leave behind a trail of blood and mass confusion.
Indie director Tetsuya Mariko brings us a deceptive piece of cinema which begins like a slice-of-life story and then takes an abrupt plunge into a pit of moral ambiguity. It stars award-winning actors Yuya Yagira (Nobody Knows) and Masaki Suda (The Light Shines Only There, Princess Jellyfish) in one of their best performances in Japanese cinema this year.
Directed: Tetsuya Mariko
Cast: Denden, Sosuke Ikematsu, Suda Masaki, Yuya Yagira
Language: Japanese (with English subtitles)
Genre: Crime
Year: 2016
Certification: 18
Runtime: 108 minutes
Region: 2
Label: Third Window Films
Format: DVD
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The cast here is great. Yuya Yagira and the others have gone on to so many great works in film and TV. And Tetsuya Mariko's work is not widely known or available outside of Japan, which also makes this title highly recommended. It's not the happiest of stories, but when you realise the difficulties that younger generations have to face in Japan - especially when growing up in rural towns and villages - you can see why the director has tried to tackle this issue in such a violent and confrontational way. Here's hoping that no younger generations actually feel this despondent in current day Japan, and that opportunities and circumstances change in future.