Vibrant Trailer for Japan Underground Dance Drama ‘Dreams On Fire’
by Alex Billington
July 22, 2021
Source: YouTube
“We’ve acquired very similar models really don’t you consider? You and I?” Get a initially appear at this underground dance film from Japan titled Desires On Fire, that includes the to start with primary part from celebrated Japanese dance idol, Bambi Naka, the previous guide dancer on Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour. This premiered at the Glasgow Movie Pageant previously this year, and future will play at Montreal’s Fantasia Movie Pageant this tumble. An electrifying and stunning attribute debut from Canadian-born, Japan-based filmmaker Philippe McKie, Desires on Fire is a “love letter to the dynamic and placing urban dance and underground scene of Tokyo and the artists that occupy it. Philippe, who also wrote, art-directed, and edited the movie, has been dwelling in Japan for the previous 10 yrs and worked in the vogue market, DJed in Tokyo golf equipment,” and created movies. Now he’s telling us a tale about a dancer. At 1st glance, this seems to be like Japan’s You Got Served, about a lady having on the dance scene.
Here’s the 1st formal trailer (+ poster) for Philippe McKie’s Dreams On Fireplace, direct from YouTube:
Fleeing to Tokyo with the hopes that she can fulfill her dream of getting to be a dancer, Yume is satisfied with the harsh fact that success isn’t really something that arrives speedily or very easily. Although juggling her job as a hostess in Tokyo’s red-light district, Yume throws herself headfirst into studying the artwork and integrating herself into the underground dance local community. Starring a single of Japan’s most famous dancers, Bambi Naka, in her to start with direct position, Desires on Fireplace is a lively and intoxicating appear into Japanese dance and subculture communities. Desires On Hearth is both of those composed and directed by Canadian filmmaker Philippe McKie based mostly in Japan, earning his attribute directorial debut right after a couple other shorts previously. This at first premiered at the Glasgow Movie Pageant earlier this yr, and up coming will play at the Fantasia Film Pageant. It was currently produced in Japan, but Desires On Fireplace nonetheless has no US release date set. First impression? Who’s intrigued?