Hitokara ヒトカラ (2018): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2018, Hitokara ヒトカラ is a notable film directed by Kyle Faulkner, running about 87 minutes. “"Language has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone." - Paul Tillich” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A poem about grief and the artificial, a copy of a copy of a copy, a therapeutic slow cinema meditation on solitude and the psychoanalytic and healing aspects of karaoke and all it implies, its emotional mechanics, modern art as endless duplication, the Real within the “false”. A love letter to Japan, channelling Marker and Benning into a spiritual reimagining of a Totoro hunt, a Shinto funeral rite for ghosts caught between worlds, and ideally, an antidote to Matsumoto's Atman. Featuring the Steamroom compositions of Jim O’Rourke.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Hitokara ヒトカラ page.