JOHATSU – INTO THIN AIR
Germany, Japan 2024 – Director: Andreas Hartmann, Arata Mori – Original language: Japanese – Subtitles: English, German – Length: 86 min.
Japanese night moving companies specialise in the art of disappearance and help those who need or want to leave their former lives behind. On their nightly missions they discretely and efficiently orchestrate people’s transition to a new existence. In the process, they often skirt the boundaries of legality due to the diverse motivations behind the disappearances. Eva Weinmann
Winner of
VIKTOR Main Competition DOK.international
Donated by Bayerischer Rundfunk, endowed with 10,000 euros
Former DOK.forum Marketplace project
Biography
Andreas Hartmann lives in Berlin and studied at the Film Academy Konrad Wolf Potsdam-Babelsberg and the Berlin University of the Arts. He works as a filmmaker, photographer and radio producer. His work has won several national and international awards.
Arata Mori studied art in London and lives in Tokyo and Berlin. He works not only as a documentary film and television director: his creative work ranges from art and experimental film to dance theater, corporate videos and architecture.
Filmography (selection)
Andreas Hartmann
A FREE MAN, DE/JP 2017, 75 min.
MY BUDDHA IS PUNK, DE 2015, 68 min.
DAYS OF RAIN, DE/VN 2010, 72 min.
Arata Mori
A MILLION, DE/JP 2021, 65 min.
CAMINO NEGRO, UK 2012, 15 min.
Nominated for the VIKTOR Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: the films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTOR Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
No FSK youth rating
German title: JOHATSU – DIE SICH IN LUFT AUFLÖSEN. Writer: Andreas Hartmann. Camera: Andreas Hartmann. Sound: Nils Vogel-Bartling, Linus Nickl. Editing: Kai Eiermann (BFS). Music: Jana Irmert, Mika Takehara. Production: Ossa Film. Producer: Andreas Hartmann. Co-Producers: Co-producer: Arata Mori MORI FILM | Tsurumi-ku, Kajiyama 1-28-5 302, 230-0072 Yokohama, JAPAN. International Sales: CAT&Docs. Distribution: Real Fiction Filme.
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