Violence Voyager

Violence Voyager

59th TIFF: Greek Premiere

An American boy named Bobby and his friend Akkun set out for the mountains to build a secret hideout. On their way, they stumble upon a mysterious amusement park called “Violence Voyager.” It doesn’t take long for things to get weird, as the boys discover a group of scared children who can’t seem to escape from the park, and soon find themselves under attack by robot-like humanoids. A fine specimen of geki-mation – a unique technique that is based on hand-painted paper cutout – chock-full of references to horror and sci-fi b-movies, and thirsty for blood, human flesh, fire, and action.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Ujicha
Script: Ujicha
Cinematography: Ujicha
Editing: Ujicha
Music: Jean Paul Takahashi
Actors: Aoi Yuki, Naoki Tanaka, Shigeo Takahashi, Daisuke Ono, Saki Fujita, Tomorowo Taguchi,
Production: A-toys, KATSU-do
Producers: Reo Anzai, Kimitsugu Ueno
Executive producer: Hidesuke Kataoka
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Japan
Production Year: 2017
Duration: 83΄
Contact: Free Stones Productions Co LTD, momoko.nakamura@freestone.jp
Awards/Distinctions: Special Jury Prize – Buenos Aires IFF of Independent Cinema 2018

Ujicha

Ujicha was born in 1986 in Kyoto, Japan. He graduated from Kyoto Saga Art University. After creating a few short “gekimations,” he made his feature debut with The Burning Buddha Man (2013) which was shown in Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, Fantasia Film Festival (Canada) and other European festivals. Violence Voyager is his second feature film.

Filmography

2013 Moeru butsuzou ningen | The Burning Buddha Man
2014 Fool Japan: The ABCs of Tetsudon
2018 Violence Voyager