<p>MurayamaKaita,aJapanesepainter,novelistandpoetdiedin1919attheageof22,leavingbehindanimpressiveandtime-defyingbodyofwork.Inhismostrecentfilm,SatoHisayasuoffersasurreal,time-crossing,me<x>ta-la<x>yeredessayontheartist,hisoriginalityandhislegacy.DearKaitaAblazebringstogetherayoungwomanAzamiobsessedwithMurayama’spainting,ayoungmanSaku,whocanhearunusualfrequenciesandclaimstobeMurayamaorhisspiritualimprintandaquartetofyoungperformerswithpsychicabilities.TheybondoverMurayama’sworkwhichtheyrecreateinperformativedancewhiledrivingtoamysteriouscavecalledAgartha.SatoHisayasu(TheEye’sDream,Muscle,TheBedroom),renownedforhispinkuandexplorationofmadnessandlust,returnstoIFFR.DearKaitaAblazeishyper-dense,obsessiveanddriven,effortlesslymashingsurrealismwithsci-fiandmysticism,la<x>yeringseeminglyunrelatedeventsandencounterstobringthemtogetherinamonumentalclimax.–kijA源自：https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2024/films/dear-kaita-ablaze</p>
