A group of high-schoolers from the outskirts of Tokyo engage in seemingly insignificant disputes. But in the context of both sincere and entirely self-seeking relationships, some individuals confront existential questions for the first time. Directed with a self-assured hand, the film offers a look at Japan’s teen generation – kids who are trying to take control of their lives without role models or any other assistance.
Screened at this year’s Berlinale, award-winning director Isao Yukisada’s latest movie investigates the world of Japan’s desolate young generation – kids who are trying to take control of their lives without role models or any other help from adults. Set on the industrial outskirts of Tokyo, the unembellished story follows a diverse group of high-schoolers as they engage in seemingly insignificant disputes. But in the context of both sincere and entirely self-seeking relationships, some individuals confront existential questions for the first time. The director’s self-confident hand authentically reveals the burden placed on the shoulders of growing children, and supplies the necessary tension, strength, and credibility for this mosaic of human stories.
Hubert Poul
118 min / Color, DCP
Director Isao Yukisada
/ Screenplay Misaki Setoyama
/ Dir. of Photography Kenji Maki
/ Music Hiroko Sebu
/ Editor Tsuyoshi Imai
/ Art Director Naoki Soma
/ Producer Shinji Ogawa, Takahiro Yoshizawa, Shunsuke Koga, Tsuyoshi Sugiyama
/ Production Thefool
/ Coproduction Kino Films Co., Ltd.
/ Cast Fumi Nikaidou, Ryo Yoshizawa, Shuhei Uesugi, Sumire, Shiori Doi, Aoi Morikawa
/ Sales Kino Films Co., Ltd.
Isao Yukisada (b. 1968, Kumamoto, Japan). Selected filmography: Open House (1998), Go (2001), Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (Sekai no chûshin de, ai o sakebu, 2004), Parade (Parêdo, 2009), Entaku (2014), Aroused by Gymnopedies (Jimunopedi ni midareru, 2016)
Kino Films Co., Ltd.
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Isao Yukisada
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