[CPH:DOX '24] With his latest documentary, the director approaches the people who have disappeared of their own free will in Japan, burdened by debt or persecuted by the yakuza, although the film is more focused on the human side than on trying to explain this reality. Andreas Hartmann's direction and cinematography reinforce the feeling of loneliness and isolation by showing shots of lonely places, sometimes reflecting some off-screen encounters, while the camera recreates quiet but desolate landscapes. The night scenes contribute to giving a certain film noir tone, which sometimes reinforces a visual approach to the documentary that tends to be too aesthetic. But the testimonies of these people who have renounced their own families reflect a feeling of loneliness and melancholy, revealing a reality that has specifically Japanese characteristics. The renunciation of one's identity underlines the alienation of a society focused on work and economic performance.