
InspiredbytheanarchicspiritofJapanesenoiserock,2045CarnivalFolkloreisafeverdreamofasciencefictionstorysetafteraworldwidenucleardisaster.ThecountryonceknownasJapanhascollapsed.OutofitsashesanauthoritarianpartycalledANIKIhasrisenup,controllingthepopulationthroughfearandfeedingthemhumanflesh.Thestory,however,followsaspyfromthenetherworld,“SunRa,”whosneaksintothecity;themovieisessentiallyhisreport.Themesofchaosandcontrolrunrampant,withadoctorandnurseteamworkingforANIKIandtryingtocontrolthesexualimpulsesofthepatientsinthepsychoward.Similarly,thecontroloverthemovieisoftencededtoJapanoiseinterludes,likeaperformancefromtheFukushimaMutantGandjaTurtlesorToshijiMikawaandhisinfluentialnoiserockbandIncapactants.Anarchyreignsinbothstoryandstyle.Thisisaworldwherepeoplewillreturntonuclearpower,becausesixmonthsafteramajordisasterthey’vealreadyforgotten.Cometothinkofit,that’saworldmuchlikeourown.