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August in the Water

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A teenage diving champion (Rena Komine) senses a supernatural connection to some unusual meteor showers after she has a diving accident.

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Nick Chen Dazed and Confused Often, August in the Water feels like several overlapping films that somehow complement and deepen each other’s various mysteries. Mar 18, 2022 Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World Mixing New Age spirituality, animism, astrophysics and advancement in technology, Gakuryu Ishii's trippy 90's relic, the film can be seen as the quintessential film for vaporwave. Jan 8, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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DanTheMan 2 I wanted to start August off right and I knew August in the Water just had to be watched after my experiences with Gakuryū Ishii back in January. Mixing New Age spirituality, animism, astrophysics and advancement in technology, August in the Water can easily be described as the quintessential vaporware film, often feeling like several overlapping films that somehow complement and deepen each other's various mysteries. Ishii crafts a film that largely unfolds as a succession of mood pieces, remaining optimistic as it deconstructs the meaninglessness of our existence while simultaneously offering a hallucinatory analysis of coming-of-age malaise. The direction and framing are just sumptuous, it's all handled in a familiar and comforting style not too far removed from other Japanese filmmakers of the '90s. Part of that comfort comes from the film's incredible sound design and gorgeous musical score by Hiroyuki Onogawa, new age sound blending with classical synthesisers. Exceptionally intriguing and self-assured exercise in style with wry observations about modern Japanese life, August in the Water is simply beautiful in its deliverance, one that I can't recommend enough. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A teenage diving champion (Rena Komine) senses a supernatural connection to some unusual meteor showers after she has a diving accident.
Director
Sogo Ishii
Producer
Binbun Furusawa
Screenwriter
Sogo Ishii
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 57m