Based on the 1990 experimental novel by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto, Lisa Spilliaert’s feature debut N.P is a translation of the text into a "silent" cinematic scenario. Translation itself is at the heart of N.P’s narrative, which details the absurdities of protagonist Kazami’s attempts to translate the short stories of fictional author Sarao Takase-- as well as her sometimes disturbing interactions with the late author’s children. The previous three translators of Takase’s writing committed suicide in mysterious circumstances and Kazami’s encounters with his daughter (and lover) Sui increasingly pull her into a world of darkly chaotic energy.
Lisa Spilliaert
Director
Clara Spilliaert
Kazami Kano
Mikiko Kawamura
Sui Minowa
Hiroshi Miyamura
Otohiko Takase
Saartje Van de Steene
Saki Takase
Mariko Ikeda
Kazami's Mother
Kosuke Fujita
Shoji Toda
Fumiya Naoe
Professor
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Immaculate62%
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Bad Sister66%
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones64%
Fatima72%
Every Day72%
Oldboy59%
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Salomé62%
The Specialist59%
Wander Darkly60%
The Grudge59%
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God Is a Bullet61%
My Fault: London73%
Silence71%
Crimes of Passion62%
Interview with the Vampire73%
