Part of the 2026 season: Knowing Me, Knowing You
Ura Aka: L'Aventure
Ura aka, 裏アカ
Director KATO Takuya
Cast TAKIUCHI Kumi, KAMIO Fuju, ICHIKAWA Tomohiro, SUMIRE
2020, 101 min, English subtitles
Fashion boutique manager ITO Machiko (TAKIUCHI Kumi) feels trapped in the monotony of her life. Her ideas are routinely dismissed, while her younger, charismatic colleague SHINDO Sayaka (SUMIRE) takes over her job — leaving Machiko increasingly frustrated. After an offhand remark from Sayaka, she creates a secret social media account — an ura aka — under the alias “March,” posting revealing photos. The attention and admiration that follow offer a thrill and validation absent from her everyday existence.
One day, she receives a direct message from a follower named “Yuto” (KAMIO Fuju), who asks to meet. They share a one-night stand, bonding over shared dissatisfaction. But when the boundary between her persona on the secret account and her real self begins to dangerously dissolve, Machiko is drawn into a pit from which there seems to be no escape.
Director KATO Takuya’s striking feature debut, Ura Aka: L’Aventure, is a relatively unknown gem. Stylish and ambitious, it explores the desires and frustrations that women face in contemporary life, seen through the lens of secret online identities.
Contains explicit sexual content
© 2020 Ura-Aka: L’Aventure Production Committee
公式サイトはこちら:https://www.uraaka.jp/
Past screenings
- Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Thursday 12 February, 20:40
- Queen's Film Theatre Saturday 14 February, 15:30
- Macrobert Arts Centre Monday 23 February, 19:30
- Jesus College / Panorama Sunday 1 March, 16:00
- Showroom Cinema Thursday 12 March, 18:00
- Warwick Arts Centre Tuesday 17 March, 17:30
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