Release Date

February, 14th, 2009

Running Time

87 min

Genre

Drama , Children/Family , Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

DVCAM

Screen Size

HD (16:9)

Sound Processing

-

[ Directed by ]

• CHIKUMA Yasutomo

[ Produced by ]

• CHIKUMA Yasutomo

[ Cast ]

• CHIKUMA Yasutomo ── SUZUKI Satoru
• FUJISAWA Yoshiharu ── FUJISAWA Yoshiharu
• BEN ── SUZUKI Yoshimi

[ Staff ]

• CHIKUMA Yasutomo ── Screenplay
• CHIKUMA Yasutomo ── Editor
• MUNETA Erio ── Editor
• MUNETA Erio ── Cinematography
• YASUDA Yudai ── Sound Mixer

[ Production Company ]

chiyuw

[ Story ]

A social drama film produced, written, directed and starred in by Chikuma Yasutomo, who was 23 years old at the time of production. Without any additional background music, the work closely depicts in great detail the mentality of a youth who has closed himself off from society, commonly referred to as a NEET (a young person "Not in Education, Employment or Training") or "social recluse." It won high acclaim at the U.K.'s Raindance independent film festival. Satoru (Chikuma Yasutomo) is a 20 year old NEET living alone with his mother. He has locked himself up in his room playing computer games and reading comic books. One day, however, his mother's friend Fujisawa (Fujisawa Yoshiharu) makes him work at a winery...

[ Official Site ]

http://www.ima-bokuwa.com/

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

Shinsedai Cinema Festival 2009
Raindance Film Festival 2008
Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection 2008
CAMERA JAPAN 2008

[ Contact (International) ]

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