I Am Kirishima

PG 12 +

TAKAHASHI Banmei
Japan
DCP
2025
Color
105min

Nominees and Awards

★ 2025 Osaka Asian Film Festival
★ 2025 Beijing International Film Festival

Synopsis

In 1974, the student movement is on the wane after the United Red Army incident. Kirishima Satoshi, 20, agrees with Kurokawa Yoshimasa, 26, who would later become the leader of the Scorpion cell of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front, that "the goal is to make companies take responsibility and reflect on their actions, not to hurt or kill people." After blowing up a warehouse of Kajima Corporation, Kirishima and the members decided on the name “Scorpion” for their cell. Around the same time, Kirishima is dumped by his girlfriend, Yoko, who dismisses his idea of the "labor movement," a fight by students, citizens, farmers, and workers, saying, "I think it's outdated."

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Director

TAKAHASHI Banmei

TAKAHASHI Banmei started in the pink film industry, making his directorial debut in 1972 with Escaped Rapist Criminal. He established his own production company in 1979, and won Best Director at the Yokohama Film Festival for Tattoo (1981). Michiko's Long Night (2022) won numerous awards, including Best Japanese Film at the Mainichi Film Awards.

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Schedule

Cinema	Auditorium	Time	Notes
NEIWEI ARTS CENTER	Reel ONE	2025/10/15 Wednesday 19:00
NEIWEI ARTS CENTER	Reel TWO	2025/10/26 Sunday 16:30	★

※ Notes: ★ With filmmakers' attendance/talks ▲ Non-English language films without English subtitles

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