A RECORD OF SWEET MURDER carries all the trademarks of a Shirashi film — handheld camerawork, Shirashi himself behind the lens, and some delightfully wonky CGI beings descending from the sky. While the central premise and its third-act payoff aren’t exactly mind-blowing, the film impresses with its one-location, one-cut format. Chaos unfolds as expected, but what I genuinely couldn’t stomach was the gratuitous violence inflicted on a female character, followed by the same Japanese couple abruptly launching into sex mid-violent confrontation. Aside from that, a decent entry for Shirashi fans.
A RECORD OF SWEET MURDER carries all the trademarks of a Shirashi film — handheld camerawork, Shirashi himself behind the lens, and some delightfully wonky CGI beings descending from the sky. While the central premise and its third-act payoff aren’t exactly mind-blowing, the film impresses with its one-location, one-cut format. Chaos unfolds as expected, but what I genuinely couldn’t stomach was the gratuitous violence inflicted on a female character, followed by the same Japanese couple abruptly launching into sex mid-violent confrontation. Aside from that, a decent entry for Shirashi fans.
