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Typhoon Club

Taifû kurabu
dir. Shinji Sômai
Japan 1985, 114’
subtitles: Polish and English

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Polish premiere
Theatrical Screenings
Th 13 Nov, 20:45
Kinoteka 1
Kinoteka 1
St 15 Nov, 19:00
Kinoteka 1
Kinoteka 1
Film also presented during the festival showcase in Poznań (20–23.11)
Film also presented during the festival showcase in Łódź (13–16 Nov).
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12 Nov, 10:00 – 30 Nov
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Credits
Japan 1985
Duration: 114’
director: Shinji Sômai
screenplay: Yuji Kato
cinematography: Akihiro Itô
editing: Isao Tomita
music: Shigeaki Saegusa
cast: Yuichi Mikami, Youki Kudoh, Tomokazu Miura, Yuka Onishi, Yuriko Fuchizaki
producer: Susumu Miyasaka
production: Directors Company
language: Japanese
colouration: colour
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Film description

Five days in the lives of pupils at a Tokyo school. As a typhoon approaches the city’s suburbs, some of the youngsters remain in the school building to wait out the storm. But with the first gusts of wind, a sexual energy awakens in them – one that no one can stop! After the typhoon passes, nothing will ever be the same again.

Shinji Sōmai’s masterpiece can be read as a Japanese variation on “The Breakfast Club”, except here the raging typhoon outside mirrors the chaos and unpredictability of adolescent sexuality. In “Typhoon Club”, the motif of staying “after hours” becomes a formative experience, as school corridors turn into a stage of transgression and initiation. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese films, adored by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, “Typhoon Club” is an unbridled coming-of-age tale – a manifesto of youth that deconstructs the genre and redefines its power.

The film will be screened in a restored 4K version.

text:
Łukasz Mańkowski

Shinji Sômai

Shinji Sōmai (相米慎二) was one of the most visionary filmmakers of Japanese cinema in the 1980s and 1990s. Known for his masterful long takes, emotional intensity, and sensitivity to the anxieties of the younger generation, he created his own cinematic language—full of melancholy, poetic chaos, and penetrating observations of everyday life. His films combined realism with unusual form, while remaining deeply rooted in Japanese culture. He also eagerly embraced B-movies and explored genre expression, especially at the beginning of his career. Considered one of the most important directors of his generation, he inspired Ryūsuke Hamaguchi and Shunji Iwai, among others. His later work is a unique record of longing and transience – themes that he made universal.

Filmography:

1980 Tonda Kappuru / Tonda Couple

1981 Sērāfuku to Kikanjū / Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1983 P.P. Rider

1983 Gyōei no Mure / The Catch

1985 Love Hotel 

1985 Taifū Kurabu / Typhoon Club

1987 Hikaru Onna / Luminous Woman

1990 Tōkyō Jōkū Irasshaimase / Tokyo Heaven

1993 Ohikkoshi / Moving

1994 Natsu no Niwa / The Friends

1998 Ah, Haru / Wait and See

2000 Kaza-hana

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