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BURN

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Japan2025103 minJapanese
BURN

When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she’s left with one way to take back control.

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When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she’s left with one way to take back control.

An extreme juxtaposition of formal radiance and narrative dread, Makoto Nagahisa’s latest feature is a transcendently colorful gut punch. Following We Are Little Zombies (2019 Sundance Film Festival) and his most recent short, Pisko the Crab Child is in Love (2024 Sundance Film Festival), Nagahisa executes his signature hypervibrance and unique character direction with finesse.

Nana Mori bravely embodies Ju-Ju, pendulating between the embrace of a decadent Tokyo street-kid culture and the call of her ambition toward saviorhood. Nagahisa taunts us with an urban world that’s beautifully rotten and addictive — a twisted labyrinth for both character and viewer, at the center of which is an expansive darkness that’s impossible to shake. A one-of-a-kind, energetic approach to generational trauma and youth culture, BURN exhibits a brand of nihilism that’s challenging, and rewarding, to experience. — CA

The following film contains mature content and is not recommended for audiences 17 and under.

This film contains strobe effects.

Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 29–February 1) and credentialed press and industry (January 28–February 1).

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Screenings

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  • Jan 25, 9:00 PM MST
    Premiere

    Library Center Theatre

    Park City

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  • Jan 26, 8:10 PM MST
    Screening

    Megaplex Redstone - 2

    Park City

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  • Jan 31, 9:15 AM MST
    Screening

    Holiday Village Cinemas - 1

    Park City

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  • Feb 1, 11:55 PM MST
    Screening

    Broadway Centre Cinemas - 6

    Salt Lake City

    English SubtitlesEnglish Subtitles

  • Jan 29, 3:00 PM GMT -
    Feb 2, 6:55 AM GMT
    Online Screening

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Credits

  • Director(s)

    Makoto Nagahisa

  • Screenwriter

    Makoto Nagahisa

  • Producer

    Yasuo Suzuki

    Kazunori Seki

    Takeyasu Koganezawa

  • Executive Producer

    Kako Kuwahara

    Ryusuke Nakajima

    Hayato Arizono

  • Line Producer

    Kônosuke Yoshida

  • Cinematographer

    Hiroaki Takeda

  • Production Design

    Yukiko Kuribayashi

  • Sound Design

    Junnosuke Okita

  • Editor

    Shunichi Sone

  • Colorist

    Hisashi Nemoto

  • VFX Supervisor

    Tomohiro Futase

  • Principal Cast

    Nana Mori

  • Contact

    Yasuo Suzuki

    yasuo@ghostitch.com

    00819018258417

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Makoto Nagahisa

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Born in Tokyo in 1984, Makoto Nagahisa became a filmmaker after working in advertising. His previous films have won awards at the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. Known for inventive visual techniques, he excels at portraying the emotions of young people.

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