Katsutoshi Sabu

ちまたに雨の降るごとく

Love that takes one step back and two steps forward. A man who likes to reason and seems to be able to talk as much as he wants, and a woman whose words cannot keep up with her feelings. The two young lovers have opposite personalities and quarrel constantly over trivial matters. However, their quarrels usually end with the man arguing unilaterally, but that day was different. The woman's resentment exploded. Will it be the end for them? A little love that exists everywhere. The quarrels and make-ups that all lovers repeat. The film succeeds in creating a love that is unique to these two people by casually but carefully depicting "why does he love her like that" and "why does she love him like that", despite the fact that this is a typical example.

春のささやき

I am a university student who is about to graduate. I'm a university student about to graduate, but I don't want to get a job, I just want to be on my parents' payroll. The only thing I can think of is "working is a bad word". This film is a re-edited version of the 70-minute version completed in 1990, with additions and deletions. The unique tempo of the dialogue and the unhurried direction create a humorous world unique to director Sabu that no one else can imitate.

The Letter

"I sobbed today..." This bizarre monologue is followed by a dialogue with a unique tempo. Then, fragments of daily life are written on the screen in an unhurried manner. When the dialogue and the screen are fused together, there is an exquisite sense of mismatch, and a warm and heart-warming world begins to unfold on the screen. The film is a humorous essay in the form of a letter to a lover, telling the story of an ordinary day, but with a descriptive power that is anything but ordinary.

Early Summer in 1989

A sketch of the first summer of the first year of the Heisei era, with episodes surrounding a university student. The film unfolds in a gentle rhythm of independent episodes, such as his interactions with his friends over compulsory reports and job-hunting activities, the beautiful young man he is interested in for some reason, and a visit from his sister. In addition, by placing the characters in the distance, the surrounding space is incorporated into the picture, and the freshness characteristic of early summer is expressed in a natural way. In combination with the unusual character of the protagonist, Sabu, the film depicts his "uneventful" daily life in an unhurried manner, and it is a strange work that draws the viewer in.