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Jan 29, 2016 · Overview. Launched in 2011 as a sister group to girl band behemoth AKB48, the Osaka-based NMB48 has become a musical force itself. With a string of No.1 hit singles and albums, not to mention sell-out performances, NMB48 continues Japan’s pop-music phenomena.
This documentary covers the strange and fascinating lives of japanese pop idols. The main band being futured in the films is Osaka-based NMB48, which is part of the “48” franchise (AKB48, SNH48, HKT48). The documentary maker follows the girls through their journeys in this highly competitive world.
Documentary of NMB48. Atsushi Funahashi. Japan | 2016 | 120 min. Swiss Premiere. Language : Japanese. Subtitles : English, French. In a stadium filled with an army of fans swinging glow sticks like a single person, around sixty Lolitas, dancing and singing heady melodies, come on stage under an explosion of lasers.
Atsushi FUNAHASHI’s documentary about NMB48 from Osaka combines spectacular concert footage and scenes from the idols’ everyday life, allowing us to peek into a colorful hell. 道頓堀よ泣かせてくれ!
Atsushi FUNAHASHI’s documentary about NMB48 from Osaka combines spectacular concert footage and scenes from the idols’ everyday life, allowing us to peek into a colorful hell. Director’s Bio Born in Osaka in 1974, Atsushi FUNAHASHI studied at Tokyo University and at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
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With a string of No.1 hit singles and albums, not to mention sell-out performances, NMB48 continues Japan’s pop-music phenomena. Director Atsushi Funahashi, whose previous documentary work chronicled such harrowing events as the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, pulls back the curtai
