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2017

Utsukushii hoshi

A Beautiful Star

美しい星

(c)2017 "A Beautiful Star" Film Partners. All Rights Reserved.

(c)2017 "A Beautiful Star" Film Partners. All Rights Reserved.

(c)2017 "A Beautiful Star" Film Partners. All Rights Reserved.

(c)2017 "A Beautiful Star" Film Partners. All Rights Reserved.

Release Date
May, 26th, 2017
Running Time
127 min
Genre
Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP
Screening Format with Subtitles
English

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

"A Beautiful Star" Film Partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

GAGA

[ Production Studio ]

Licri

[ Story ]

Unique science fiction film based on Mishima Yukio's 1962 novel. With the substitution of the social issues from that era like the Cold War and nuclear weapons to the contemporary themes of energy and climate change, it is an epic tragicomedy directed by Pale Moon's Yoshida Daihachi.
Weather forecaster Juichiro (Lily Franky) one day suddenly realizes he's from Mars. Then his daughter, son and wife have their own similar realizations. They try so hard to save the endangered planet Earth but things get crazy on the way…

[ Official Site ]

http://gaga.ne.jp/hoshi

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2017 Vancouver International Film Festival, Dragons & Tigers
2017 Busan International Film Festival, A Window on Asian Cinema
2017 Hawaii International Film Festival, Spotlight on Japan

[ Contact (International) ]

GAGA Corporation
International Sales Dept.

TY Bldg., 2-22-18 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Rep: Tom YODA
Attn: WATANABE Haruko
tel: +81 3 5786 7135
fax: +81 3 5786 7139
E-mail: intlsales@gaga.co.jp
https://www.gaga.co.jp/intls

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[ Licensing contact ]

Oversea Sales
GAGA Corporation tel: +81 3 5786 7135
E-mail: intl@gaga.co.jp
www.gaga.co.jp
Television Broadcasting
GAGA Corporation tel: +81 3 5786 7135
E-mail: intl@gaga.co.jp
www.gaga.co.jp
Screen Presentation
GAGA Corporation tel: +81 3 5786 7135
E-mail: intl@gaga.co.jp
www.gaga.co.jp
Distribution
GAGA Corporation tel: +81 3 5786 7135
E-mail: intl@gaga.co.jp
www.gaga.co.jp
Videogram
GAGA Corporation tel: +81 3 5786 7135
E-mail: intl@gaga.co.jp
www.gaga.co.jp
Commercialization
GAGA Corporation tel: +81 3 5786 7135
E-mail: intl@gaga.co.jp
www.gaga.co.jp

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