Shunsaku, a low-power psychic, doesn’t get many good jobs because of his lack of ability. One day, a high schooler named Tasuku learns of Shunsaku’s profession, but discovering that the boy is also a psychic, Shunsaku decides to work with Tasuku.

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Director: Daiki KOBAYASHI
Cast: Chihisa KATO, Yuma AKIMOTO, Kirara OKANO, Yusuke TAKAHASHI, Sekai ITAYAMA

2022 / Japan / 64min.

 

Indie sci-fi films tend to end up being disappointing in quality because of their limited budgets. Blue-collar Psychics, however, skillfully depicts the psychics’ supernatural power through its script, direction, and convincing acting, without any supernatural battle extravaganzas. While many sci-fi films, including the Marvel franchise, deal with the struggles of superhumans with high-spec abilities, Daiki Kobayashi chose a psychic suffering from a lack of skill for his main character, Shunsaku, who is able to manipulate people’s memories, but loses his job to a more capable psychic colleague. Chihisa Kato gives an excellent performance as this sad man, far from a superhero, who struggles with his own inadequacies. Yusuke Takahashi, a familiar face at SKIP CITY with Aesop’s Game (19) and Arano (20), also gives a distinguished performance as the blind psychic who is a key character in the film.