Having directed an acclaimed trio of videos for Fontaines D.C.'s 2024 album Romance, including Here's The Thing, BAFTA and UKMVA-winning director Luna Carmoon reunites with the Irish band, and this is the first of a new triple-header for tracks from new album Dopamine Chamber.

The video for Japan stars Stranger Things actor Charlie Heaton alongside Angèle Metzger and Sean Black, in a distinctly Carmoon-esque scenario, a tale of obsession and catharsis.

Orbiting a love triangle with a mysterious twist, the Metzger character is compelled to return to a shopping mall, where she connects with the enigmatic young man played by Heaton. With Black as Metzger's older partner, Carmoon characteristically aims for raw feeling over first-viewing narrative exposition, anchored by top notch performances.

With the same actors appearing in the videos that have yet to be released, it will be interesting to see how they fit in with this. If they do at all. With a director as idiosyncratic as Luna Carmoon, it would be a mistake to assume anything.