'Jinsei' Review: Ryuya Suzuki's Crowdfunded Anime Debut Is a Solo-Created Existential Epic About a J-Pop Idol
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Jessica Kiang
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Summary
Ryuya Suzuki's 'Jinsei' is a crowdfunded, solo-created debut anime feature that tells the sparse, spiky story of a century in the life of a taciturn J-pop idol. The film is described as a fabulously weird, existential metaphysical epic that stands in stark contrast to big-budget 2026 tentpoles like 'The Odyssey' and 'Disclosure Day.' Suzuki single-handedly directed, animated, edited, and scored the film, making it a deeply personal and unconventional work.
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· 3 pulledIt is oddly encouraging that a film like Ryuya Suzuki's 'Jinsei' — not that there are many films like Ryuya Suzuki's 'Jinsei' — should be released within weeks of 'The Odyssey' and 'Disclosure Day.'
Telling the sparse and spiky story of a century in the life of a taciturn J-pop idol.
Ryuya Suzuki directs, animates, edits and scores 'Jinsei,' a crowdfunded first feature that makes a metaphysical epic out of the life of a pop idol.
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