Archive of films IENE, MIENE, MUTTE / IENE, MIENE, MUTTE
Synopsis
A children’s nursery rhyme that becomes progressively sinister. Even something so seemingly innocent and internationally comprehensible will have hidden meanings – and it’s this ambiguity that renders this miniature by Japanese artist Shigeo Arikawa truly memorable. Can a counting rhyme have fatal consequences? And from what age do we realise that not every game is innocent?
Viktor Palák
About the director

Shigeo Arikawa (1982, Tokyo). Selected filmography: Am I Dreaming of Others, or Are Others Dreaming of Me? (2014, short), It Has Already Been Ended Before You Can See the End (2014, short), Strange Bells (2019, short), REWRITE (2022, short), IENE, MIENE, MUTTE (2023, short).
Contacts
Shigeo Arikawa
, 1018 GW, Amsterdam
Netherlands
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | Imagina |
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Director: | Shigeo Arikawa |
Screenplay: | Shigeo Arikawa |
Dir. of Photography: | Shigeo Arikawa |
Sound: | Shigeo Arikawa |
Editor: | Shigeo Arikawa |
Producer: | Shigeo Arikawa |
Cast: | Ito Arikawa, Sen Arikawa |
Contact: | Shigeo Arikawa |
Guests

Shigeo Arikawa
Film Director

Ito Arikawa
Protagonist

Sen Arikawa
Protagonist