| In Theaters | N/A | |||
| On 4K UHD | Not Available | |||
| On Blu-ray | March 26, 2019 | |||
| On DVD | October 12, 2004 | |||
Principal Cast
Director
In this preternaturally assured feature debut by Carlos Reygadas, a man (Alejandro Ferretis) travels from Mexico City to an isolated village to commit suicide; once there, however, he meets a pious elderly woman (Magdalena Flores) whose quiet humanity incites a reawakening of his desires. Recruiting a cast of nonactors and filming in sublime 16 mm CinemaScope, Reygadas explores the harsh beauty of the Mexican countryside with earthy tactility, conjuring a psychic landscape where religion mingles with sex, life coexists with death, and the animal and spiritual sides of human experience become indistinguishable. A work of soaring ambition and startling visual poetry, Japón is an existential journey through uncharted cinematic territory that established the singular voice of its director.
Rated R for some strong sexuality, nudity and language.
Presented in Spanish.
Released by TLA Releasing. See more credits.