FILMOTECA · GOHATTO

Recuerdo de Nagisa Oshima
GOHATTO
(Nagisa Oshima, Japón 1999, 100 min., v.o.s.e.)

Men touch each other with blows. An energetic duo about masculine construction. A deconstruction of the contemporary virile behaviour, acclaimed by some and questioned by many. CLINCH in boxing is the moment in which the two boxers hug and block each other until the referee separates them. This movement is about getting as close as possible to your rival to protect yourself from their attack. CLINCH exposes the most toxic masculinity, established in the competition, the denial and the confrontation to all that is different. Furthermore, the denial of feelings, excluding rage or fury, that must be demonstrated through the exercise of violence.
Japón, siglo XIX. En el templo Nishi-Honganji, la milicia Shinsengumi está seleccionando
nuevos reclutas para convertirlos en guerreros samurais. El comandante Isami
Kondo y el teniente Toshizo Hijikata son los encargados de supervisar el proceso de
adiestramiento que exige que cada aspirante se enfrenté a Soji Okita, el mejor hombre
de la milicia.