Self-Closed Man
1989, Japanese. Directed by Yasunobu Nakagawa.
It was once said that the camera is the pen of cinema, but for this film, the camera is the weapon of the filmmaker. The man who closes it refuses conventional communication with a strong desire for self-expression, and throws and scatters his lost "self" all over the place, regardless of who he is or where he is. The camera becomes a part of the artist, crawls on the ground with him, and starts to rotate with him. Self-deprecating, voyeuristic, violent... A vivid depiction of the sick soul of modern youth.
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 January 1989
- Original title
- 閉じる男
- Country
- Japan
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Self-Closed Man runs 76 minutes (1h 16m).
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Self-Closed Man isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1989. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Self-Closed Man?
Self-Closed Man (1989) was directed by Yasunobu Nakagawa and stars Kikuchi Mami, Takuji Suzuki, Yasunobu Nakagawa.