“Kamen” by Shin Ochiai
A masked man misses his train to work.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“I created this film during my experience of having to overwork weeks on end at my corporate job, and there was this dreading tiredness that I really wanted to convey. I am originally from Tokyo and I have always felt connected to my culture, so when I learned about “Karoshi,” meaning “death from overwork,” I started to wonder that even if I lived in America, I can still go through what people in Japan go through.
I think that phenomenon indicates the consequences of nurturing a workaholic society and no matter what countries we live in, we might not be so far apart in succumbing to these dreadful feelings.”
-Shin Ochiai
CREDITS
Writer/Director // Shin Ochiai
Producer // Flora Fei
Director Of Photography // Flora Fei
Starring // Yizhi "Kevin" Zhou
Sound Designer // J.D. Hernandez
Editor // Shin Ochiai
Colorist // Isla Thatcher
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