The term Johatsu refers to people in Japan who purposely vanish from their established lives without a trace, in a phenomenon that started being mentioned in the 60s but became prevalent in the 90s when the financial issues the country faced led many to disappear to avoid their debts. The stats talk about 80,000 people per year, most of which are found by the police after reported missing. Thousands, however are never found. The concept, which is considered taboo in Japan, has been already implemented in cinema in the iconic “A Man Vanishes” by Shohei Imamura. Andreas Hartman and Arata Mori, however, present a completely different, rather more realistic and thorough take on the topic, by focusing both on the people who disappear and the ‘night-moving' companies that help achieve their disappearance for a price.
Johatsu-Into Thin Air is screening at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
The best trait of Andreas Hartmann and...
Johatsu-Into Thin Air is screening at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
The best trait of Andreas Hartmann and...
- 3/10/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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