Crystal (1988)
Crystal unfolds as a series of evocative, non-linear vignettes where fleeting images and sensations merge into a meditation on memory and time. A solitary figure moves through shifting urban and natural landscapes—fragments of childhood recollections, dreamlike encounters, and dissolving reflections in water or glass. Objects transform unexpectedly - a lantern flickers into a memory, a stranger’s face blurs into light - blurring boundaries between past and present.
Director: Isao Yamada
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Hiroko Ishimaru as |
| Directing | Isao Yamada | Director |
| Writing | Hiroko Ishimaru | Writer |
| Writing | Isao Yamada | Writer |
| Writing | Masayuki Mori | Writer |
| Camera | Tomohiro Aso | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Masayuki Imai | Music |