Release Date

September, 13th, 2024

Running Time

90 min

Genre

Drama , Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

DCP

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

Screening Format with Subtitles

English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

• OKUYAMA Hiroshi

[ Produced by ]

• NISHIGAYA Toshikazu ── Producer
• NISHIMIYA Yuki ── Producer
• Masa SAWADA ── Co-producer
• HORI Shintaro ── Line Producer

[ Cast ]

• KOSHIYAMA Keitatsu ── Takuya
• IKEMATSU Sosuke ── ARAKAWA
• NAKANISHI Kiara ── Sakura
• WAKABA Ryuya ── IGARASHI
• Yunho
• YAMADA Maho

[ Staff ]

• OKUYAMA Hiroshi ── Screenplay
• OKUYAMA Hiroshi ── Cinematography
• OKUYAMA Hiroshi ── Editing
• SATO Ryosei (Humbert Humbert) ── Music
• NISHIGAYA Hiroki ── Lighting Director
• YANAGIDA Kosuke ── Sound Recording
• ATAKA Norifumi ── Production Designer
• KOKETSU Haruki ── Costume Designer
• Tina BAZ ── Editing
• HAMADA Yosuke ── Re-Recording Mixer
• KATSUMATA Sakura ── Sound Effects

[ Production Company ]

"MY SUNSHINE" Production Committee／COMME DES CINÉMAS

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Tokyo Theatres

[ Story ]

The commercial debut film directed, written, filmed and edited by Okuyama Hiroshi of Jesus fame. He was the youngest Japanese director ever selected for Un Certain Regard at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
Takuya (Koshiyama Keitatsu), a boy with a stutter, is fascinated by the sight of a girl called Sakura (Nakanishi Kiara), practicing figure skating to Debussy's "Clair de Lune". One day, Sakura's coach Arakawa (Ikematsu Sôsuke) finds Takuya repeatedly falling down, while imitating the steps of a figure skater.

[ Official Site ]

https://bokunoohisama.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2024 Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard
2024 Taipei Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, Taiwan Directors Guild Award, Audience Choice Award

[ Contact (International) ]

The Asahi Shimbun Company
Client Solutuions Division 1 Media Business Headquarters
5-3-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8011
Attn: MATSUURA Takashi
E-mail: matsuura-t@asahi.com