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Sweet Friday

This animated film depicts morning on Tanaami’s favorite day of the week, Friday, set to light-hearted music. It follows his waking routine of washing his face, wiping his glasses, eating breakfast, and taking a shower. Various scenes from his imagination are interspersed among these daily actions with a flicker effect that evokes experimental films. Images include a sparrow he projected with a magic lantern as a child, goldfish his grandfather kept during World War II, and white female nudes, all juxtaposed without apparent connection, reflecting a morning mental state of interplay between the fantastical and the mundane. The inclusion of a letter and photographs from his close friend Ushio Shinohara offers a glimpse into Tanaami’s actual personal life.