SummaryTyphoon Club is widely regarded as the seminal film of director Shinji Somai’s career. A work of raw, elemental power, it follows an ensemble of junior high students in a provincial town, beset by a summer-y malaise as a typhoon looms. When the storm makes landfall, the teens find themselves holed up in their school unsupervised, while another cl... Read More
Directed By:Shinji Sômai
Written By:Yuji Kato
Typhoon Club
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The narrative unfolds in a series of short, sometimes enigmatic scenes that have the effect of a series of simple declarative sentences. They describe the action without ever interpreting it. After a while, one realizes that there really isn't an awful lot to interpret.
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Production Company:
- Directors Company
Release Date:Dec 12, 1986
Duration:1 h 55 m
Awards
Yokohama Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Nantes Three Continents Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Hochi Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
