A far-out double feature from the Far East. Body horror from Japan (Henge) plus a hapless one-handed Korean detective on the search for a unique timepiece that may or may not be able to alter time itself (Young Gun in the Time).
Henge shows the sort of raw power that hasn’t been seen from Japan since the original Tetsuo
Screened as part of NZIFF 2012
Henge 2011
Old school fans of Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man (see it sometime if you haven't already) can celebrate the arrival of this great new lo-fi body horror from Japan. Yoshiaki and his wife Keiko are a couple in domestic bliss until Yoshiaki starts experiencing spasm attacks and producing otherworldly sounds. Director Ohata piles on the shocks as he fuses Kafka (Metamorphosis) and kaiju (giant monster movies) into a unique and tragic love story. — AT
Screening with Young Gun in the Time.