Direction: Andreas Hartmann, Arata Mori / Script: Andreas Hartmann / Cinematography: Andreas Hartmann / Editing: Kai Eiermann (BFS) / Sound: Nils Vogel-Bartling, Linus Nickl / Music: Jana Irmert, Mika Takehara / Additional music: Fabrizio Tentoni / Production: Andreas Hartmann / Co-production: Arata Mori / Commissioning editors: Petra Felber, Martin Kowalczyk (BR), Monika Lobkowicz (BR/ARTE)
Andreas Hartmann & Arata Mori
Johatsu – Into Thin Air
Afterwards: Artist Talk with Andreas Hartmann and Melanie Bono
Moderation: Sumi Hayashi
- Dialogue
- Film
Japanese /
With English subtitles /
Every year, thousands of people vanish without a trace in Japan. Known as the Johatsu, or “the evaporated,” they abandon their lives for various reasons, a troublesome relationship, mounting debts or threats from the mafia. Some get support from so-called “night moving” companies, which help people to disappear and start a new life somewhere else. With an intimate look at the phenomenon of “evaporating people”, “JOHATSU – Into Thin Air” depicts the inner conflicts and attempts at reconciliation of those who have vanished and those left behind.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Andreas Hartmann and Melanie Bono, moderated by curator Sumi Hayashi.
Team
Dates
Current
Credits
Part of “Being Alone - Artistic Perspectives from Central and East Asia and Beyond“, a project within “Solitude: Loneliness & Freedom,” an initiative of the Goethe-Institutes in East and Central Asia in cooperation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer. In curatorial collaboration with Sumi Hayashi. Production: Ossa Film. Co-production: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Mori Film.
Location
HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Access to the Parkett by means of a separate entrance with lift when necessary. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available.
