Karera ga honki de amu toki wa
CLOSE-KNIT
(c)2017 "Close-Knit" Film Partners
- Release Date
- February, 25th, 2017
- Running Time
- 127 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP,Blu-ray, DVD
[ Directed by ]
[ Cast ]
- IKUTA Toma ── Rinko
- KIRITANI Kenta ── Makio
- KAKIHARA Rinka ── Tomo
[ Staff ]
- OGIGAMI Naoko ── Screenplay
- SHIBASAKI Kozo ── Cinematography
- UEDA Nariyuki ── Lighting
[ Production Company ]
"CLOSE-KNIT" Film Partners
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
Suurkiitos
[ Production Studio ]
PARADISE CAFÉ
[ Story ]
First film in five years from director Ogigami Naoko, whose many fans adore the uniquely soothing atmosphere in films like Kamome Diner. The protagonist has undergone a sex change to become a woman and lives with her partner and his young niece. Ikuta Toma takes on his first transgender role.
Tomo (Kakihara Rinka) is a girl who moves in with her uncle Makio (Kiritani Kenta) after her mom takes off. Makio's lover Rinko (Ikuta) is a former man who has undergone a sex change operation. Tomo feels confused by Rinko's presence, but gets her first taste of a warm and loving household.
[ Official Site ]
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
2017 Berlin International Film Festival, Panorama Special, Teddy Award (Special Jury Award), Panorama Audience Award (Fiction Film - 2nd place)
2017 Beijing International Film Festival
2017 New York Asian Film Festival, Audience Award
[ Contact (International) ]
Nikkatsu Corporation
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