Umi Ishihara is an artist and film maker based in London and Tokyo. Her primary focuses are in experimental narrative films and video installations.
The Garden Apartment is an experimental narrative feature, woven together from a series of long takes and melodramatic exchanges. The film follows young couple Hikari and Taro as they struggle with the financial pressures of life after graduation. Unbeknownst to Hikari, Taro has been accepting support from his eccentric aunt Kyoko - a relationship which leads them both into a nocturnal journey through Tokyo’s liminal spaces.
The Pioneer (trailer)
The Pioneer (excerpt)
The Garden Apartment
The Garden Apartment is an experimental narrative feature, woven together from a series of long takes and melodramatic exchanges. The film follows young couple Hikari and Taro as they struggle with the financial pressures of life after graduation. Unbeknownst to Hikari, Taro has been accepting support from his eccentric aunt Kyoko - a relationship which leads them both into a nocturnal journey through Tokyo’s liminal spaces.
The Pioneer (trailer)
The Pioneer (excerpt)
The Garden Apartment