Sunday Kino Night, 8PM EST: Japanese samurai revenge-horror Demons (1971) and Zillennial coming-of-age comedy Didi (2024)! (CWs inside)
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For this Sunday Kino Night, ‘tis the season for horror, so first up is Demons (1971), a Japanese revenge tale centering on an 18th-century exiled samurai who gathers 100 ryo to buy his way back into the good graces of his clan. Unfortunately, he’s also infatuated with a geisha who is about to be sold to another man to pay off her debts, which just so happen to total 100 ryo. Turns out she’s actually in leagues with the other guy, and they make off with his money. Cue total jokerfication as the samurai goes on a rampage of revenge. This is considered one of the best films of renowned auteur Toshio Matsumoto, who is otherwise best-known for Funeral Parade of Roses (1969), which we have not yet watched. Currently ranked #12 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 horror films of all time.
Next is Didi (2024), a coming-of-age comedy about a 13-year-old Taiwanese-American boy in 2008, who is just hitting puberty and needs to learn how to navigate life, be cool, and talk to girls. Social awkwardness ensues. Pretty much mid90s (2019) but for Zillennials. A lot of critical acclaim for this one, and it’s getting some awards buzz, so let’s check it out. It is the debut feature of director Sean Wang, who was born in 1994, so I suspect it’s at least partially autobiographical.
We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:
https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies
Be there, comrades!
Letterboxd:
Doesthedogdie.com links:
- Demons: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165473/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg
- Didu: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1073369
CWs for Demons:
- Blood and gore.
- Death of child.
- Child abuse.
- Dead baby.
- Throat mutilation.
- Disembowelment.
- Dismemberment.
- Decapitation.
- Panic attacks.
- Stabbing.
- Torture.
CWs for Didi:
- Dead animal.
- Vomiting.
- Cancer.
- Shaky cam.
- Profanity.
- Bullying.