Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)
An unexpected love triangle, a seduction trap, and a random encounter are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.
- Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
- Toru Takano
- Takayuki Fukata
- Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Rating: 7.1/10 by 300 users
Alternative Title:
Gūzen to sōzō - JP
La ruleta de la fortuna y la fantasía - ES
Fortune and Fantasy - US
Koło fortuny i fantazji - PL
偶然与想象之轮 - HK
命运与家庭之轮 - CN
Wheel of Fortune & Fantasy - US
우연과 상상 - KR
Fortūnas un fantāzijas rats - LV
عجلة الحظ والخيال - SA
วงล้อแห่งโชคชะตาและฝันหวาน - TH
偶然と想像 - JP
Contes du hasard et autres fantaisies - FR
Country:
Japan
Language:
日本語
Runtime: 02 hour 01 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $1,548,033
Plot Keyword: japan, love triangle, coincidence, anthology, writer, first love, honey trap, erotic novel, psychological, girls love, encounter, voice, berlinale series
Hamaguchi, as always, demonstrates here exactly why he is the current living cinema-master of exactly what it means to be "human". With these three shorts, he once again captures the essence of who "we" are, and with the very same brush strokes, also the zen of "there is no judgement, only consequence". I'm leaning toward the belief that Hamaguchi is the modern son of the wabi-sabi movement.
Like a Matryoshka doll, this film moves from one story to the next, revealing layer after layer, each more intricate and captivating than the last.
