NP

Based on the 1990 experimental novel by Japanese author Banana Yoshimioto Lisa Spilliaerts feature debut NP is a translation of the text into a silent cinematic scenario Translation itself is at the heart of NPs narrative which details the absurdities of protagonist Kazamis attempts to translate the short stories of fictional author Sarao Takase as well as her sometimes disturbing interactions with the late authors children The previous three translators of Takases writing committed suicide in mysterious circumstances and Kazamis encounters with his daughter and lover Sui increasingly pull her into a world of darkly chaotic energy