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2016

Pool side man

POOLSIDEMAN

プールサイドマン

(c)FOOLISH PIGGIES FILMS

(c)FOOLISH PIGGIES FILMS

Release Date
September, 30th, 2017
Running Time
117 min
Genre
Comedy , Drama , Thriller , Feature
Color
Monochrome
Screening Format
DCP
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

FOOLISH PIGGIES FILMS

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

FOOLISH PIGGIES FILMS

[ Story ]

Drama about an incident precipitated by a swimming pool lifeguard, set in a small suburban town. Brothers Watanabe Hirobumi and Yuji, who have had two films selected for the Tokyo International Film Festival including And the Mud Ship Sails Away, expose the darkness of contemporary Japan.
Swimming pool lifeguard Mizuhara Yusuke (Imamura Gaku) has no family, friends or girlfriend and spends his days in solitude. One day, he accompanies his colleague Shirasaki Koji (Watanabe Hirobumi) to a pool in a neighboring town, where there aren't enough lifeguards because of an epidemic.

[ Premiere ]

World Premiere: 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2016 Tokyo International Film Festival, Japanese Cinema Splash

[ Contact (International) ]

FOOLISH PIGGIES FILMS
Attn: WATANABE Hirobumi
E-mail: foolishpiggies@gmail.com
http://foolishpiggiesfilms.jimdo.com

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