Antoki no inochi
LIFE BACK THEN
(c)2011 "Life Back Then" Film Partners
(c)2011 "Life Back Then" Film Partners
- Release Date
- November, 19th, 2011
- Running Time
- 131 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- 35mm
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- OKADA Masaki ── NAGASHIMA Kyohei
- EIKURA Nana ── KUBOTA Yuki
- HARADA Taizo ── SASO
- TSURUMI Shingo ── FURUTA
[ Staff ]
- SADA Masashi ── Original Story
- TANAKA Sachiko ── Screenplay
- ZEZE Takahisa ── Screenplay
- MURAMATSU Takatsugu ── Music
[ Production Company ]
"Life Back Then" Film Partners
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
SHOCHIKU
[ Story ]
Drama based on the eponymous novel by singer-songwriter Sada Masashi. The film freshly portrays the recovery of the youths held hostage by wounds in their past through the peculiar work of cleaning up people's belongings who have ended their lives alone. Script and direction by Zeze Takahisa, recipient of two awards at the Berlin International Film Festival for Heaven's Story. Nagashima Kyohei (Okada Masaki) shut down emotionally in response to troubles he encountered during high school, and with his father's help gets a job at a company that deals with the belongings of deceased people. He is drawn to his senior colleague Yuki (Eikura Nana) who carries her own emotional wounds.
[ Official Site ]
http://shochikufilms.com/product/life-back-then-2
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
The World Film Festival Montreal2011Innovation AwardBusan International Film Festival, A Window on Asian Cinema
Tokyo International Film Festival, 2011, Special Screenings
[ Contact (International) ]
SHOCHIKU CO., LTD.
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