Rei Harakami
Sound
Biography
Rei Harakami was a Kyoto-based electronic musician from Hiroshima, Japan. There are not so many people who know that Rei Harakami has left a unique footprint in the video world. After studying video at a university in Kyoto, he produced nine short video works for several years after graduation.
Known For
As members of ESWAT, the elite forces serving Olympus, Deunan and Briaereos are deployed anywhere trouble strikes. Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack - cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech zealots, and rioting citizens are just some of the threats that Deunan must contend with as she fights to save Olympus!
Appleseed: Ex Machina
Soyo, a student in a school with only six students, develops feelings for the new student, Hiromi, who has moved from Tokyo.
A Gentle Breeze in the Village
The story of 2 men and 1 woman who lose their virtues in order to fill the hole in their hearts. These characters are caught up in the vicious spiral created by their desires. By coincidence, or perhaps not, the three become injured anally and find themselves in the waiting room of the same proctologist. It is here that they find a way out of their seemingly never-ending cycles.
Analife
Costa Rica is one of few countries in the world to abolish its military. This documentary focuses on education, children and a co-operative in the Monteverde nature reserve.
País que dejó el ejército
The man who created the sounds of the future, legendary sound designer Matuo Ohno, most famous for his work on the 1963 animated TV show Astro Boy.
The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps
If "light" is the protagonist of film, the idea would not change if "darkness" replaces "light". Yoshimoto proves this point with most simplicity. Placing a tiny point of ray in pitch black, his darkness achieves a limitless depth. This style goes under trial from around 1988 – a squirming object in drowning darkness goes through a transition from a solid machinery part to a soft Japanese architectural fixture to a misty female figure. Each of the objects, a subject of fancy, is placed in good balance, mingling with Rei Harakami's sound effects. This is one of Yoshimoto's most intense works.
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Hi-8 short film by Rei Harakami
VOYANT
Hi-8 short film by Rei Harakami
And it's Nothing More, or Nothing Less
Hi-8 short film by Rei Harakami
Woman of the Desk
A man who, having created an experiment in his mind and assuming it as reality, finds himself unable to escape it. All the characters are his alter egos. How can he escape from this miniature world? Human beings are tragic creatures driven by their genes.