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2013

Forma

FORMA

FORMA

(c)kukuru inc.

(c)kukuru inc.

(c)kukuru inc.

(c)kukuru inc.

Release Date
August, 16th, 2014
Running Time
145 min
Genre
Feature , Drama
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP,HDCAM,Blu-ray
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP,HDCAM,Blu-ray)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

kukuru

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

kukuru

[ Story ]

A suspense film that won the Best Picture Award in the Tokyo International Film Festival's Japanese Cinema Splash category in 2013, and the FIPRESCI Prize in the Berlin International Film Festival's Forum section in 2014. The detached direction of Sakamoto Ayumi, a protege of Tsukamoto Shinya, creates a disquieting atmosphere.
Hosaka Yukari (Matsuoka Emiko) is reunited with her former classmate Kaneshiro Ayako (Umeno Nagisa) for the first time in nine years, and begins working at her company at her invitation. However, Ayako's treatment of Yukari grows increasingly hostile, and mutual misunderstandings cause hatred to accumulate between them.

[ Official Site ]

http://forma-movie.com/en

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2013 Tokyo International Film Festival, Japanese Cinema Splash, Best Picture Award
2014 Berlin International Film Festival, Forum, FIPRESCI Prize
2014 Hong Kong International Film Festival, Young Cinema Competition, Special Mention
2014 Vilnius International Film Festival
2014 Mooov Film Festival
2014 Jeonju International Film Festival
2014 Subversive Film Festival
2014 Nippon Connection
2014 Festival International de Curitiba
2014 Taipei Film Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

Free Stone Productions Co., Ltd.
International Sales

#214, The Share, 3-25-18 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Rep: TAKAMATSU Miyuki
Attn: NAGATA Fumiko, NAKAMURA Momoko, TAKAGI Yuko
tel: +81 90 2469 1182
fax: +81 3 6800 3106
E-mail: fsp-sales@freestone.jp
http://freestone.jp

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