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Director Ema Ryan Yamazaki On Her Oscar Contender ‘Instruments Of A Beating Heart’: Film Reveals “How A Japanese Person Is Made”
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scrn loglineDirector Ema Ryan Yamazaki's Oscar contender 'Instruments of a Beating Heart' explores the meticulous inner workings of Japanese culture and identity.beat sheet- Yamazaki's documentary reveals the obsession with punctuality and precision that defines Japanese society, where train 'delays' are measured in seconds, not minutes.
- The film features intimate interviews with New York Times Op-Docs director Eric Nyari, who says it provides a rare, insider's view of 'how a Japanese person is made' through cultural rituals and values.
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Director Ema Ryan Yamazaki On Her Oscar Contender ‘Instruments Of A Beating Heart’: Film Reveals “How A Japanese Person Is Made”
DeadlineStory by Matthew Carey
scrn logline
Director Ema Ryan Yamazaki's Oscar contender 'Instruments of a Beating Heart' explores the meticulous inner workings of Japanese culture and identity.
beat sheet
- Yamazaki's documentary reveals the obsession with punctuality and precision that defines Japanese society, where train 'delays' are measured in seconds, not minutes.
- The film features intimate interviews with New York Times Op-Docs director Eric Nyari, who says it provides a rare, insider's view of 'how a Japanese person is made' through cultural rituals and values.
call sheet
Ema Ryan Yamazaki, Eric Nyari, The New York Times Op-Docs, Instruments of a Beating Heart