Thundergod is a narrative experimental film set in a make-believe mountain village isolated from the outside world by frequent lightning strikes. One day, a young woman named Aoi appears in the village with dreams of dancing at an exclusive underground club open only to lightning strike survivors. Aoi wanders the village in a desperate daze, torn between life and death. The villagers she meets are split between those who live in fear of lightning strikes, and others who look to lightning as a harbinger of good fortune.
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Umi IshiharaUmi Ishihara born in 1993, Japan. "I create experimental narrative films that weave together personal memories with broader social issues. My work delves deeply into themes of politics, community, and the sense of alienation that often permeates various social classes. I frequently collaborate with non-professional actors—local residents and people from my immediate surroundings."