Following the Sound

Kanata no uta

A still from Following the Sound
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VERDICT: Kyoshi Sugita’s "Following the Sound" ticks all the boxes for nipponophiles seeking some extremely austere storytelling and swathes of slow-moving, soothing imagery set in a small, serene town in Japan.

Clarence Tsui

September 6th, 2023

A young bookstore employee befriends two strangers, walks around town with her headphones on, learns
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