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2011

Antoki no inochi

LIFE BACK THEN

アントキノイノチ

(c)2011 "Life Back Then" Film Partners

(c)2011 "Life Back Then" Film Partners

(c)2011 "Life Back Then" Film Partners

(c)2011 "Life Back Then" Film Partners

Release Date
November, 19th, 2011
Running Time
131 min
Genre
Drama , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
35mm

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ 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.
International Sales & Licensing

Togeki Bldg., 4-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8422
tel: +81-3-5550-1623
fax: +81-3-5550-1654
E-mail: ibd@shochiku.co.jp
http://www.shochikufilms.com

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