Release Date

July, 26th, 2014

Running Time

120 min

Genre

Drama , Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

DCP,Blu-ray

Screen Size

Cinema Scope (1:2.35)

Sound Processing

5.1ch

Screening Format with Subtitles

English (DCP) French (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

• KAWASE Naomi

[ Produced by ]

• AOKI Takehiko
• SAWADA Masamichi
• KAWASE Naomi

[ Cast ]

• MURAKAMI Nijiro ── Kaito
• YOSHINAGA Jun ── Kyoko
• SUGIMOTO Tetta ── Tetsu
• MATSUDA Miyuki ── Isa
• WATANABE Makiko ── Misaki
• MURAKAMI Jun ── Atsushi
• TOKITA Fujio ── Kamejiro

[ Staff ]

• KAWASE Naomi ── Screenplay
• YAMAZAKI Yutaka ── Cinematography
• OTA Yasuhiro ── Lighting
• AO Shigetake ── Sound Recording
• INOUE Kenji ── Production Design
• Tina BAZ ── Editor
• Hasiken ── Music

[ Production Company ]

WOWOW, Asmik Ace, Kumie, PONY CANYON, COMME DES CINÉMAS, ARTE FRANCE CINÉMA, LLUIS MINARRO

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Asmik Ace (Japan), HAUT ET COURT DISTRIBUTION (France), MK2 (Sales Campany)

[ Production Studio ]

Kumie, COMME DES CINÉMAS

[ Story ]

Official selection in competition for the 67th Cannes Film Festival. The Mourning Forest director Kawase Naomi returns to her ancestral roots in the resplendent natural setting of Amami Oshima for this drama that sensitively portrays the bonds of life. Lead actor Murakami Nijiro makes his acting debut in this film.
16-year-old Kaito (Murakami), who lives with his mother in Amami Oshima, discovers a corpse floating in the ocean on the night of a full moon. Meanwhile, his classmate Kyoko (Yoshinaga Jun) fears the death of her mother, who doesn't have much time left to live. Kaito and Kyoko deal with complex emotions and quickly grow close, but…

[ Official Site ]

http://www.futatsume-no-mado.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2014 Cannes Film Festival, Competition
2014 Toronto International Film Festival, Contemporary World Cinema
2014 San sebastian International Film Festival
2014 International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries in Vladivostok, International Competition, Best Feature Award

[ Contact (International) ]

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