Shiki-Jitsu
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Shiki-Jitsu (式日, Shikijitsu, lit. "ritual day" or "ceremonial day"), also known as Ritual, is a 2000 Japanese psychological drama film written and directed by Hideaki Anno. It is based on the novella Tōhimu by Ayako Fujitani, who also stars alongside Shunji Iwai.[1]
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Directed by | Hideaki Anno |
Written by | Hideaki Anno |
Based on | Tōhimu by Ayako Fujitani |
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Cinematography | Yuichi Nagata |
Edited by | Soichi Ueno |
Music by | Takashi Kako |
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Distributed by | Tokuma Shoten |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Like Anno's previous film Love & Pop (1998), it is an art film with experimental elements diving into the minds of its main characters. Shiki-Jitsu takes place over 33 days and follows the relation between an apathetic film director (Iwai) and an odd young woman (Fujitani) who start a bizarre friendship after a chance meeting and they try to work their way out of a collective emotional funk. Michael Ordona of the Los Angeles Times reported the film had "dark themes of mental illness and suicidal ideation".[2] Shiki-Jitsu won an award for Best Artistic Contribution at the 13th International Film Festival in Tokyo.[3]