Hotspring SharkAttack (Filmfest Aachen 2025)

This screening is part of Filmfest Aachen 2025

Hotspring SharkAttack

Japan, 2024, 70 min, Morito INOUE, NRW Premiere
Original version with english subtitles

What if hotspring, but shark? An ancient shark species is awakened from its slumber by aggressive urban development. The mayor had planned to open a luxury wellness resort - yeah, not happening! Police, soldiers, even the U.S. military are helpless against the Onsen Shark. What sets Hotspring SharkAttack apart from other trash-loving-cinema is its almost dialectical Looney Tunes logic, which not only subverts the B-moviegenre itself but (hard to believe, we know) oozes anti-capitalism in every frame. But luckily sharks can only swim in water... right?

What if hot spring, but shark? An ancient species of shark is woken from its slumber by aggressive urban development. The mayor actually wanted to open a luxurious wellness resort - well, that's not going to happen! Police, soldiers and even the US military are helplessly at the mercy of the onsen shark. What sets Hotspring SharkAttack apart from other trash gems is its almost dialectical Looney Tunes logic, which not only subverts the B-movie genre itself, but also (hard to believe) oozes anti-capitalism from every pore. But luckily, sharks can only swim in water... right?

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