A children’s nursery rhyme that becomes progressively sinister. Even something so seemingly innocent and internationally comprehensible will have hidden meanings – and it’s this ambiguity that renders this miniature by Japanese artist Shigeo Arikawa truly memorable. Can a counting rhyme have fatal consequences? And from what age do we realise that not every game is innocent?
Viktor Palák
2 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Shigeo Arikawa
/ Screenplay Shigeo Arikawa
/ Dir. of Photography Shigeo Arikawa
/ Sound Shigeo Arikawa
/ Editor Shigeo Arikawa
/ Producer Shigeo Arikawa
/ Cast Ito Arikawa, Sen Arikawa
/ Contact Shigeo Arikawa
Shigeo Arikawa (1982, Tokyo). Selected filmography: Am I Dreaming of Others, or Are Others Dreaming of Me? (2014, short), It Has Already Been Ended Before You Can See the End (2014, short), Strange Bells (2019, short), REWRITE (2022, short), IENE, MIENE, MUTTE (2023, short).
Shigeo Arikawa
, 1018 GW, Amsterdam
Netherlands
E-mail: [email protected]
Shigeo Arikawa
Film Director
Ito Arikawa
Protagonist
Sen Arikawa
Protagonist
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