There is a desperate need for cheap and skilled labour in Japan, but foreign workers tend to stand out more than many Japanese would like. To make it easier for foreign workers to blend in, a secret drug called Tanuki is developed in the near future to make them indistinguishable in speech and appearance from the local population. Tanya from Vietnam is benefiting from this drug, but can she deal with the side effects?
Screened before LUGINSKY
Er is een ontzettend grote vraag naar goedkope en geschoolde arbeid in Japan, maar buitenlandse arbeiders hebben de neiging meer op te vallen dan veel Japanners zouden willen. Om het voor de buitenlanders makkelijker te maken om in de samenleving op te gaan, is er in de nabije toekomst de geheime drug Tanuki ontwikkeld, waardoor hun spraak en voorkomen niet te onderscheiden is van de lokale bevolking. De Vietnamese Tanya heeft baat bij de drug, maar kan ze ook de bijwerkingen aan?
Vertoond voor LUGINSKY
The filmmaker CHIEUH Yu Hsin was born in the United States. After moving to Taiwan, he eventually came to Japan to study at the Toho Gakuen Film Techniques Training College. He channels his experiences through the subject matter of racism and foreigners struggling to find their place in Japanese society. His latest film, Project Tanuki, which addresses societal pressure to fit in, was screened at the 42nd PIA Film Festival.