Peep 'TV' Show

Fringe cinema. Peep TV Show is somewhat experimental, the kind of raw punk experiment that you'll find on the outskirts of Japanese cinema. There's no clearly defined narrative here, I've also seen accounts of people who thought this was a documentary, I guess it's just one of those films you need to experience yourself.

The film focuses on post-9/11 Japan, and the impact this act of terrorism had on the world. It follows some young people living in Shibuya, who communicate with each other through shady websites, are into surveillance, and seem to have already checked out from their own lives.

This isn't an immaculate, proper film. There's a guerrilla feel to the whole thing, including the grainy footage, crude editing, and anger residing in the performances. It felt raw, but heartfelt, capturing a certain zeitgeist that is often overlooked but lives there on the fringes of society. Not the best of its kind, but definitely worth a try if you like this kind of thing.