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KOTOKO

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Release Date: April, 7th, 2012

Running Time: 91 min

Genre: Feature

Color: Color

Screening Format: DCP, Blu-ray, HDCAM SR

Screen Size: HD (16:9)

Sound Processing: -,5.1 channel

Subtitle: English

[ Directed by ]

TSUKAMOTO Shinya

[ Produced by ]

TSUKAMOTO Shinya

[ Cast ]

Cocco ── Kotoko
TSUKAMOTO Shinya ── TANAKA

[ Staff ]

TSUKAMOTO Shinya ── Screenplay
HAYASHI Satoshi ── Cinematography
TSUKAMOTO Shinya ── Cinematography
TSUKAMOTO Shinya ── Editor
Cocco ── Music
Cocco ── Production Design

[ Production Company ]

KAIJYU THEATER

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Makotoya

[ Production Studio ]

KAIJYU THEATER

[ Story ]

Winner of Best Film in the 68th Venice International Film Festival's Orizzonti section. Director Tsukamoto Shinya, known for his Tetsuo series, cast singer-songwriter Cocco in the lead role for this extraordinary work about a mother's intense love for her child. Kotoko (Cocco) raises her infant son on her own, and her overwhelming desire to protect him causes her to develop a siege mentality. As her symptoms worsen and her strange behavior becomes more frequent, she comes under suspicion of child abuse and eventually her son is removed from her custody. Then one day, Kotoko is approached by a novelist.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.kotoko-movie.com/

[ Contact (International) ]

Nikkatsu Corporation
International Sales
3-28-12 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
Attn: KAWAI Emico, FURUKAWA Mami, KATO Taku, SUNG Tzwei
tel: +81 3 5689 1014
fax: +81 3 5689 1044
E-mail: international@nikkatsu.co.jp
https://intl.nikkatsu.com

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