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2014

Manga niku to boku

Kyoto Elegy

マンガ肉と僕

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Release Date
February, 13th, 2016
Running Time
94 min
Genre
Drama , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP,Blu-ray, DVD, HDCAM
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP, Blu-ray, DVD, HDCAM)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

KATSU-do

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Wa Entertainment, KATSU-do

[ Production Studio ]

Yoshimoto Creative Agency, Wa Entertainment

[ Story ]

Directorial debut for Sugino Kiki, who won the Rising Director Award for Taksu at the 19th Busan International Film Festival. Depicts the bizarre cohabitation of a lonely guy and a woman harboring a secret. Screened in the Asian Future section at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival.
Socially inept college student Watabe (Miura Takahiro) meets Satomi, who is ridiculed for her large figure. Watabe doesn't laugh at Satomi's appearance, and she exploits his kindness by showing up at his place and mooching off him, and eventually she tries to take over his life.

[ Official Site ]

http://manganikutoboku.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2014 Tokyo International Film Festival, Asian Future
2015 All Island Big Festival Okinawa International Movie Festival
2015 Kyoto International Film and Art Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

Yoshimoto Creative Agency Co., Ltd.
5-18-21 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022
tel: +81 3 3209 8202
fax: +81 3 3209 8293
E-mail: inter.film@yoshimoto.co.jp
http://www.yoshimoto.co.jp

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