JAPAN CUTS July 26-August 6, 2023

[Chris Knipp]

I Am a Comedian アイ アム ア コメディアン (Fumiari Hyuga 2022)

A documentary shot over a three-year period that includes the death of his father and the coming of COVID, follows the fortunes of prominent Japanese comedian Daisuke Miramoto, who gets cut from TV when he starts being bluntly political. His growing intimacy and emotional rawness cuts through the bonds of Japanese culture in fascinating ways and are a classic example of how a comic uses personal pain to make people laugh and connect.

Part of Japan Cuts, NYC, where it was shown Sat., Jul. 29, 2023, 3:30 pm.