Release Date

December, 7th, 2024

Running Time

101 min

Genre

Documentary

Color

Color

Screening Format

DCP

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

Screening Format with Subtitles

English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

• FUJINO Tomoaki

[ Produced by ]

• ASANO Yumiko

[ Staff ]

• FUJINO Tomoaki ── Cinematography
• ASANO Yumiko ── Cinematography
• KAWAKAMI Takuya ── Sound
• FUJINO Tomoaki ── Editor
• ASANO Yumiko ── Editor
• HATA Takeshi ── Associated Editing

[ Production Company ]

Moving Images Studio Zou-shima

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

TOFOO

[ Story ]

Fujino Tomoaki directed, shot and edited this film over a 20-year period, documenting his sister who developed symptoms of schizophrenia and their socially isolated family.
The filmmaker's sister is 8 years his senior, and she excelled academically and went to medical school under the influence of their parents who are both doctors and researchers. One day, she suddenly began shouting things that seemed utterly detached from reality. While schizophrenia was suspected, her parents refused to acknowledge the illness and kept her from psychiatric care. Her younger brother, Tomoaki, questioned this decision and began documenting his family each time he returned home.

[ Official Site ]

https://dosureba.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2023 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Perspectives Japan
2023 Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Asian Vision Competition
2024 Nippon Connection

[ Contact (International) ]

Nikkatsu Corporation
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