Tomoyo Shiino is enjoying her lunch hour, listening to the news. When she hears that a woman named Mariko has jumped from the fifth floor, she panics. Could it be her childhood friend? Unfortunately, it is her. Her memories are jumbled and when she learns that the ashes are at the home of Mariko’s father, who beat her throughout her youth and sexually assaulted her during her adolescence, she explodes. Tomoyo rushes in and snatches the urn containing her BFF’s remains from her at knifepoint, seizing the moment to berate him with all her might. Caught up in a constant whirlwind of memories, she decides to take the deceased to the beach, as she had always wanted. Tomoyo’s introspective journey begins badly. A motorcyclist steals her bag with all her belongings and the countless letters Mariko wrote to her. As a result, her memory becomes less and less selective. Resentment and guilt come to the funeral.
The web manga My Broken Mariko, a striking first work by author Hirako Waka, finally arrives on the screen! With sober direction and gorgeous shots of Japanese coastal beauty bathed in immersive natural light, filmmaker Yuki Tanada (MOURNING RECIPE) merges past and present to perfection to expose Tomoyo’s explosive emotions. Mei Nagano (OFFICE ROYALE) delivers a visceral performance that leaves one breathless at her versatility in portraying the many facets of her protagonist as she experiences intense feelings that she cannot control. A mention also to Nanao (TANG AND ME, also at Fantasia this year), offering a vaporous and fragile Mariko whose aura permeates this sensitive, touching and sometimes surprisingly funny work. MY BROKEN MARIKO is reminiscent of the cinema of Yuya Ishii (SAWAKO DECIDES), emotionally challenging without plunging the viewer into despair, by means of adorable characters in all their humanity and gentle eccentricity. You will be the first in the world to discover this gem. - Translation: Rupert Bottenberg
Tomoyo Shiino profite de son heure de lunch en écoutant le bulletin de nouvelles. Au moment où elle entend qu’une dénommée Mariko s’est jetée du cinquième étage, elle est prise de panique. Serait-ce son amie d’enfance? Malheureusement, il s’agit bel et bien d’elle. Ses souvenirs se bousculent et lorsqu’elle apprend que les cendres se trouvent chez le père de Mariko, qui l’a battue toute sa jeunesse et agressée sexuellement durant son adolescence, elle explose. Tomoyo accourt et lui dérobe l’urne contenant les restes de sa BFF à la pointe d’un couteau, saisissant le moment pour l’invectiver de toutes ses forces. Constamment prise dans un tourbillon mémoriel, elle décide d’emmener la défunte à la plage comme elle l’a toujours souhaité. Le voyage introspectif de la bouillante et distraite Tomoyo commence mal. Un motocycliste lui vole son sac avec tous ses effets personnels et les innombrables lettres que Mariko lui a écrites. Ainsi, sa mémoire se fait de moins en moins sélective. Le ressentiment et la culpabilité s’invitent alors aux obsèques.
Le manga web My Broken Mariko, une première œuvre marquante de l’autrice Hirako Waka, est enfin porté à l’écran! Au moyen d’une réalisation sobre où la caméra met en images les beautés côtières japonaises baignées d’une lumière naturelle immersive, la cinéaste Yuki Tanada (MOURNING RECIPE) fusionne le passé et le présent à la perfection afin d’exposer les émotions explosives de Tomoyo. La performance viscérale de Mei Nagano (OFFICE ROYALE) laisse bouche bée par cette polyvalence lui permettant d’illustrer les multiples facettes de sa protagoniste qui vit des sentiments intenses qu’elle ne peut contrôler. Une mention aussi à Nanao (TANG AND ME) qui rend une Mariko vaporeuse et fragile dont l’aura imprègne cette œuvre sensible, touchante et parfois étonnamment drôle. MY BROKEN MARIKO rappelle le cinéma de Yuya Ishii (SAWAKO DECIDES) capable de bouleverser, sans plonger le spectateur dans le désespoir, au moyen de personnages adorables dans toute leur humanité et leur douce excentricité. Vous serez les premiers au monde à découvrir ce joyau. - Nicolas Archambault
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