Release Date

January, 17th, 2015

Running Time

158 min

Genre

Drama , Science Fiction/Fantasy , Children/Family , Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

DCP,Blu-ray

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

Screening Format with Subtitles

English (DCP,Blu-ray)

[ Directed by ]

• KAZAMA Shiori

[ Produced by ]

• ITO Naokatsu
• YOKOHAMA Toyoyuki

[ Cast ]

• MORIKAWA Aoi ── MIYANAGA Chiyoko
• SUDA Masaki ── MASAOKA Masamune
• ICHIKAWA Miwako ── MIYANAGA Kayoko

[ Staff ]

• OSHIMA Masumi ── Original Story
• KAZAMA Shiori ── Screenplay
• OIKAWA Shotaro ── Screenplay
• ISHII Isao ── Cinematography
• YUWAKI Fusao ── Sound Recording
• KAZAMA Shiori ── Editor
• OSAKA Akio ── Lighting
• MARUO Tomoyuki ── Production Design
• SUZUKI Haruyuki ── Music

[ Production Company ]

Suzufukudo, AN-Entertainment

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

UZUMASA

[ Production Studio ]

Suzufukudo

[ Story ]

A coming-of-age film that presents a youthful depiction of a cinematographic journey undertaken by a girl who wants to become a dog, and a young man who professes to be a student bum. Its director is Kazama Shiori, who won the International Film Festival Rotterdam's Tiger Award for her film How Old is the River? in 1995.
Chiyoko (Morikawa Aoi) lost her mother at an early age, then the beloved dog that was her emotional anchor dies, and she develops a desire to be killed by someone. Federico Fellini's "La Strada" becomes the catalyst for Chiyoko and film studies club senior member Masamune (Suda Masaki) to embark on a motorcycle odyssey in imitation of the movie's protagonist.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.suzufukudo.com/chokolietta/

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2014 Tokyo International Film Festival, Japanese Cinema Splash
2015 Gothenburg International Film Festival
2015 Hong Kong International Film Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

SUZUFUKUDO Inc.
#801, 1-10-11 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0014
Rep: ITO Naokatsu
Attn: ITO Naokatsu
tel: +81 3 3267 0303
fax: +81 3 3267 0303
E-mail: nkt@ac.mbn.or.jp
http://www.suzufukudo.com/