The BOX – HAKO -（2002）
2002 /16mm/65min. /B&W / JAPAN
Future with the pure earth is hidden in The Box…
Note
This is a completely new kind of SF film which shows the future of our civilization profoundly and quietly but humorously, having “The Box” as the leading role.
It tells allegorically like a picture book the possibility of the peaceful co-existence of high technology and tree, a symbol of nature.
The quite unique world of this film is depicted in its simple and beautiful images, which can entirely change our images for monochrome films.
There is the future no one has ever imagined in “The Box”.
Story
The scene of the story is laid in a tranquil village in some future world, where high technology is integrated with its nostalgic scenery.
Under “the exhauted tree”, a machine is built, which supports the life of the tree. There lives “an old craftsman” who fixes it. “The Box” made by him is rambling along the old railroad, taking the memories of the people and the events in the village in it. In his quiet life, The old craftsman is worried about The Box, saying ” I have not fulfilled his wish yet”. Then, the monotonous and peaceful scene in the village has begun to
change slowly after the old craftsman’s death – the tree fallen down, The Box broken. The mourning for The Box, however, will open up a new prospect. What is the wish of The Box which is now appearing?
Official Invitation from
The 21st. Torino International Film Festival –Special Mention Prize-
The 38th. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival -AnotherView-
The 27th. HongKong International Film Festival -TheZone-Avangarde
The 30th. Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent
Cast
Koichi Hayashi / Shigenori Yamazaki / Chie Masaki / Tom Miura
Staff
Director / Screenwiter / Composer : Kanji Nakajima
Cinematographer : Kanji Nakajima / Kazuma Yamaoka
Art Works : Akira Katsuta / Takayuki Cho / Toshiaki Nakai /Emiko Aiba
Assistant Director : Jynichi Ishigami
Producer : Yoshikazu Kobayashi
