Issue:
January 2023
Join the film committee
Join us on Wednesday, January 11 at 6pm for a sneak preview screening of the intensely moving, gently comedic coming-of-age tale Angry Son. Kasho Iizuka’s beautifully written second feature explores a full spectrum of prejudices and raucously vents some spleen; but it also highlights vital social progress and champions the power of unconditional compassion. Set in Nowheresville, Gunma, the film focuses on 18-year-old Jungo (Kazuki Horike), who has quite a few reasons to live up to the film’s title. A gay, mixed-race high schooler who was raised by his feisty single mom, a Filipina bar hostess (Gow), he has endured more than his share of xenophobia and bullying, not to mention parental abandonment — his only connection with his Japanese father is child support payments. But Jungo also has a loving boyfriend with a supportive family, and his mom’s new beau is kind and accepting. The director will be joined by stars Horike and Gow for the Q&A session after the screening. (Angry Son, Japan, 2022, 112 minutes, in Japanese with English subtitles).
Karen Severns is chair of the FCCJ Film Committee
