Katsuya Okuma's Close to the Bone follows Takashi Gushiken, an activist who has spent more than four decades recovering the remains of those killed during the Battle of Okinawa. As human remains continue to be unearthed from sites now threatened by military construction, the film asks what it means to mourn, remember, and refuse erasure. Japan/France 2024, 115 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles.

The screening is preceded at 21:00 by a traditional Okinawan music and dance performance. Part of the Common Visions Berlin series at SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA.

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