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荒凉苍茫的海边，仿佛与世隔绝的孤独世界。住在海边的贵妇人牧过着养尊处优的奢华生活，与此同时她的精神世界几近崩溃。因为妹妹当年的惨剧，致令牧的性情大变，怀疑自己同样命不久矣。堕落与放纵成了她生活仅有的主题，她甚至不惜僭越道德的界限。牧和仆人们尽情折磨着那些清纯的女孩，有的女孩难以忍受，投海自尽。失忆的少女夕子（岸加奈子饰）目睹了丑恶的一切，却无从逃脱，最终被牧埋在沙滩上，只有头露在外边。牧的仆人亮是个善良的男人，他不仅时时劝解主人，还想方设法拯救奄奄一息的夕子。在绝望的隔绝世界里，一切朝着不可预测的方向发展……

MurayamaKaita,aJapanesepainter,novelistandpoetdiedin1919attheageof22,leavingbehindanimpressiveandtime-defyingbodyofwork.Inhismostrecentfilm,SatoHisayasuoffersasurreal,time-crossing,meta-layeredessayontheartist,hisoriginalityandhislegacy.DearKaitaAblazebringstogetherayoungwomanAzamiobsessedwithMurayama’spainting,ayoungmanSaku,whocanhearunusualfrequenciesandclaimstobeMurayamaorhisspiritualimprintandaquartetofyoungperformerswithpsychicabilities.TheybondoverMurayama’sworkwhichtheyrecreateinperformativedancewhiledrivingtoamysteriouscavecalledAgartha.SatoHisayasu(TheEye’sDream,Muscle,TheBedroom),renownedforhispinkuandexplorationofmadnessandlust,returnstoIFFR.DearKaitaAblazeishyper-dense,obsessiveanddriven,effortlesslymashingsurrealismwithsci-fiandmysticism,layeringseeminglyunrelatedeventsandencounterstobringthemtogetherinamonumentalclimax.–kijA源自：https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2024/films/dear-kaita-ablaze