Peace
SODA Kazuhiro
- Japan, South Korea, US
- 2010
- 75min
- 15 +
- DCP
- color
Synopsis
What is peace? What is coexistence? And what are the bases for them? Peace is a visual-essay-like observational documentary, which contemplates these questions by observing the daily lives of people and cats in Okayama city, Japan, where life and death, acceptance and rejection are intermingled.
Director
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SODA Kazuhiro
Born in Japan, 1970. Soda Kazuhiro studied religious studies at the University of Tokyo and film directing at the School of Visual Arts in the USA. He is known for his distinctive observational documentary style, which he defines as 'observational film,' characterized by the absence of pre-research, scripts, narration, and music. His notable works include Campaign (2007), Mental (2008), Peace (2010), Oyster Factory (2015), and The Cats of Gokogu Shrine (2024).