# The Anabasis of May and Fusako Shigenobu, Masao Adachi and the 27 Years Without Images (2011) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Eric Baudelaire
- **Cast:** Mei Shigenobu, Masao Adachi
- **Genres:** Documentary
- **Runtime:** 70 min
- **MUBI rating:** 8.1/10 (1127 ratings)

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## Synopsis
A film on exile, revolution, landscapes and memory, Anabasis brings forth the remarkable parallel stories of Adachi and May, one a filmmaker who gave up images, the other a young woman whose identity-less existence forbade keeping images of her own life. Fittingly returning the image to their lives, director Eric Baudelaire places Adachi and May’s revelatory voiceover reminiscences against warm, fragile Super-8mm footage of their split milieus, Tokyo and Beirut. Grounding their wide-ranging reflections in a solid yet complex reality, Anabasis provides a richly rewarding look at a fascinating, now nearly forgotten era (in politics and cinema), reminding us of film’s own ability to portray—and influence—its landscape.

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Page: https://mubimap.com/film/the-anabasis-of-may-and-fusako-shigenobu-masao-adachi-and-the-27-years-without-images/ · Data: MUBI catalog (42 countries) + TMDB · Updated 2026-09-10