‘New Group’ has big ideas but wobbly foundations

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Source: The Japan Times
Published: 2026-06-12 08:10 UTC+10:00
Section: CULTURE
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous
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Conformity takes corporeal form in “New Group.” Yuta Shimotsu’s sophomore feature continues in the allegorical vein of his art-horror debut, “Best Wishes to All” (2024). While that film was concerned with how happiness often comes at the expense of other people’s suffering, here he’s more interested in how the ties that bind us together can also suffocate free will.
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