The Extremists Opera

When theater director Naoko Saori holds auditions for the first production of her newly established allfemale theater troupe she is mesmerized by Haru Arisa Nakamura who barges into the old garage where they rehearse Naoko chooses Haru to be the lead as she leverages her power as director to pursue the romantic connection that fuels her voracious creativity However as opening night approaches jealous entanglements threaten the artistic and ideological aims of the project as well as the relationship with Haru pulling Naoko from her womanizing ways Based on her own semiautobiographical novel Kokan cult theater director and actress Junko Emoto makes her directorial debut in this playful drama relishing the toil and passion of a struggling creative life on and off stage JAPAN CUTS Festival of New Japanese Film