The Nickel Presents: MERMAID LEGEND (18)
With introduction by Jasper Smith
Doors open: 7:00pm
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About The Nickel Presents: MERMAID LEGEND (18)
MERMAID LEGEND (18)
Toshiharu Ikeda, 1984, Japan
After a woman is framed for the murder of her fisherman husband, she seeks out a bloody revenge on the corrupt businessmen responsible.
Elemental and mythic, Mermaid Legend exudes a lyrical melancholia for the dying way of life of seafaring fishermen and ama divers. Set in a coastal fishing hamlet, Toshiharu Ikeda’s eco thriller finds the incursive grasp of industrialization and corporate greed encroaching on natural realms.
Screening 40 years after it was completed, MERMAID LEGEND is a rare exploitation cult movie that before 2024 had never played any film festival outside of its native Japan or ever released in any format internationally. From the late Toshiharu Ikeda, director of Evil Dead Trap (1988) comes a tale of powerful vengeance.
This screening will be introduced by Jasper Sharp - critic, author, filmmaker and independent scholar specialising in Japanese cinema. Programme notes will be provided.
109 mins, Cert: 18
Fri 31st Jan - 7pm
75 Dean Street, W1D 3PU
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All Is Joy
75 Dean St
London,
W1D 3PU