If the film is a trip of spring, exploring the uncharted territory hand in hand will be the most valuable attempt. The world is huge, and it's wonderful because of you. This year, the Vision section will continue to explore the world and experience the ups and downs of life with fans in the infinity. 

Following are the latest blockbusters we recommend for you: 

　　Out of Time

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A Sharing of Private Diaries of Olivier Assayas

Assayas looks back on a time in his life when the city was first sealed off during the pandemic in France. In this self-referential French vignette, the director's own subjective narrative constitutes a voice-over. Memories of the old house, family history, and growing up in childhood and youth are interspersed and alternated with personal life under the pandemic, family and friends, and French countryside scenes. Is the infinite retrospection in the midst of looking back a long-term answer to nothingness, or is it the arrival of hope?

　　Mom, Is That You?

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Yôji Yamada + Sayuri Yoshinaga + Yô Ôizumi = Great Combo! 

At the age of 92, director Yôji Yamada, "the voice of the Japanese", presents fans with the final chapter of the Mother Trilogy, starring Sayuri Yoshinaga. Akio is in face of a mid-life crisis, especially in the relationship with his wife and daughter and the great tense from work as the head of human resources at a large Tokyo-based company. After a visit to his mother, Fukue, whom he hasn't seen in years, Mukaijima, a place in the suburb of Tokyo, becomes a haven from his exhausting life. The towering office buildings for urban workers are intertwined and mixed with the vibrant life from Japanese gardens and neighborhoods in the old town, from which Akio has to make a choice. Maybe his life is a "failure". But it doesn't matter. Just choose one, then do it, saving some regrets. Whenever it is, that's the way life is.

　　Rapture

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The second feature film from the new director Dominic Sangma, a name you'll remember after enjoying the film. 

In a remote village in the Indian state of Meghalaya, a rare cicada appears every four years and the villagers like to hunt such cicadas for food at nighttime. A young villager disappears in the forest, when rumors of organ trafficking in hospitals begin to spread. As panic sets in, the church predicts an incoming apocalypse in 80 days. The long and controlled shots that make up the film, the connections between shots, and the immersive sound effects… all these mysteries lead us to an unsettling plight. Such guidance beyond screens resonates deeply with the current society, illuminating the hope for the mankind in an audio-visual treat that parallels symbolism and poetry.

　　Bastarden

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A journey towards toughness by Mads Mikkelsen "Denmark's Sexiest Man Alive".

In the 18th Century, the Kingdom of Denmark features a mediocre king, incompetent officials, brutal and barbaric aristocracy, and drifting civilians. There is a Jutland wilderness, deserted without any plant, is coveted by the local lord of the manor for the vast area. In order to obtain a title of nobility, the retired Captain Kahlen volunteers to reclaim the wilderness and implement the King's colonization plan. All they do are for profit. Perseverance and dignity will finally shake the land that has long been barbaric and hardened. However, while the nobility finally arrives, the honor is long gone for him.

　　Single8

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A new masterpiece of Kazuya Konaka, director of Ultraman series, a love letter to the genre of special effect!

In 1978, "Star Wars" was very popular throughout Japan, and three rookie high school students decided to make a sci-fi movie against the series. Starting from scratch, they wrote scripts, drew split-screen shots, made miniature models, invited the girl they liked to play the female lead, shot images with 8mm cameras with animation effects supported by editing and post-dubbing techniques. The excitement of teenagers was mixed with their zeal for films shone brightly in the last summer of their youth. It is a flashback to the most precious days of youth and also an autobiography of youth directed by Kazuya Konaka. As familiar scenes come back, this will be definitely a memoir of enlightenment for film students.

　　Picnic

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What kind of life do you want to live? A warm story starring Na Moon-hee in laughter and tears.

Eun-sim, an old woman, runs away from Seoul in anger, leaving behind her debt-ridden mommy's boy to join her best friend Geum-soon. After 60 years of “breakup” with her hometown, she returns in the bleak age of her life. The memories at her youth come to life, and the sting of her sixteenth year is reawakened. Perhaps it is difficult to live a good life. Fortunately, in the stage of life where the past can be counted, we meet again. May we, who have been stung by life, love forever and never forget each other wherever we are.　　

　　Dump Money

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A gathering of superstars that make a legend of stock market revolution that shakes Wall Street.

"Dumb money” is contemptuous name for individual investors at the Wall Street. In the end of 2020, U.S. economy was heavily shocked by the pandemic, and a lot of Americans suffered from economic crises and even debts. In contrast, however, Wall Street predators used "hedge funds" for short selling to acquire benefits from small businesses. In this context, the individual investor "Roaring Kitty" who had a number of followers started a confrontation and psychological game between “dump money” and capital funds. With a lineup all-star cast, the story focuses on the plight of retail investors in addition to exciting plot. It highlights the resistance behind antagonists and shows exhilarating moments as real emotions are injected into this seemingly nonsensical "bloodshed".

　　Great Absence

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Like father like son, extraordinary performance of Tatsuya Fuji

A man who has been away from his father for nearly thirty years has to meet him again because of a call from the police. Behind the father who has no idea about time is the absence of fatherly love for three decades or the love and attachment between the father and stepmother. Filled with indifference and resentment, his emotions become complicated to be described after the meeting. When the stepmother leaves the father, the son does his best to salvage everything... The film, starring Mirai Moriyam, Tatsuya Fuji, and Yōko Maki, was selected for a number of international film festivals, including Toronto International Film Festival and San Sebastián International Film Festival. Tatsuya Fuji also won the Best Actor Award at San Sebastián International Film Festival for his superb performance in this film.

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