199: 追悼・青山真治：下

And to complete my Shinji Aoyama tribute today after two years, I present another「映画ラジオ」special motivated from his central period. Desert Moon (2001) is a film steeped in the Kitakyushu sentiment, all in the shattered homes and finding paths to healing. The stunning cinematography provides a poignant lens on an advanced yet isolated 21st-century Japan.

Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani (2005) tells a very different story—yet how much different is it really? Starring J-noise legend Masaya Nakahara, it immerses viewers in a virus-ravaged apocalyptic world that feels eerily familiar. Deafened. Despaired. Divine. It might just be my ultimate favorite music movie. My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

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