Jinsei

Jinsei is about a man’s life over 100 years. He goes by various names, each name marking a different time in his life as he faces social challenges and personal struggles in an evolving world.

What starts as a small story about a lonely boy trying to become a pop idol explodes and transforms into a film of many dimensions: violent revenge drama, social commentary, science-fiction dystopia. Hand-drawn entirely by the filmmaker himself over 18 months, Jinsei is an uncompromising film that is nearly impossible to describe. It distinguishes itself from the familiar Japanese anime, announcing Suzuki Ryuya as a singular filmmaker with a unique, dedicated vision. His film is an imaginative frenzy layered with cultural references and subtexts, but behind the chaos, one might discover a story about life, its trials and tribulations, an epic story told on an intimate scale.