The Gaze of Sisyphus (2026)
シーシュポスたちのまなざし
Director: Hiroki Inoue
Cast: Runa Toyoda, Kohshu Hirano, Yu Takaoka, Kohei Yamashita, Yura Someno
Did you know? The film’s title is a direct reference to Albert Camus’ myth of Sisyphus, but the director reinterpreted the boulder as a looping cellphone video that each character helplessly watches and reshares, unable to stop the cycle.
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