Saikai Paradise
Saikai Paradise
(c)Keiko Tsuruoka
- Release Date
- 2026
- Running Time
- 72 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (DCP)
[ Directed by ]
[ Cast ]
[ Staff ]
- TSURUOKA Keiko ── Screenplay
- TSURUOKA Keiko ── Cinematography
- TSURUOKA Keiko ── Editor
[ Story ]
Kazunari, a struggling actor in Tokyo, returns to his hometown of Saikai City in Nagasaki Prefecture after facing a string of disappointments—his career is faltering, and his engagement, once the hope of his family and friends, has been called off. Accompanied by his close friend Uehara, he is warmly welcomed by his family, who run a small tofu shop, and familiar faces from the past. Still, he cannot shake the discomfort of failure and drifts through familiar streets that now feel distant. Amid this emotional limbo, he meets Miki, a childhood friend's relative, which leads him to the ruins of Saikai Paradise, an abandoned amusement park that once symbolized the dreams of their hometown.
[ Official Site ]
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
2025 Vancouver International Film Festival, Panorama
2025 Tokyo International Film Festival, Nippon Cinema Now
