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2016

Highheels A fairy tale born of obsession

highheels - a fairy tale born of obsession

ハイヒール~こだわりが生んだおとぎ話

(c) 2016 Lander Inc.

(c) 2016 Lander Inc.

Release Date
June, 24th, 2017
Running Time
25 min
Genre
Science Fiction/Fantasy , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP
Screen Size
Cinema Scope (1:2.35)
Sound Processing
Stereo
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Lander

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Lander

[ Story ]

Short film starring actress Kikuchi Rinko, who is known for her performances in Babel and Pacific Rim.
Kai (Kikuchi) is an android shoemaker who takes the craft very seriously. One day, a customer who wants perfectly fitting shoes orders a pair of high heels from Kai. After many attempts, Kai succeeds in creating the perfect pair of heels. However, one of the shoes doesn't fit the customer perfectly. Kai convinces the customer to let it fix the shoes and resumes work on the high heels, but things don't go as planned.

[ Official Site ]

http://highheels.lander.jp

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2016 Fantasia International Film Festival
2016 Japanese Film Festival in Australia

[ Contact (International) ]

Free Stone Productions Co., Ltd.
International Sales

#214, The Share, 3-25-18 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Rep: TAKAMATSU Miyuki
Attn: NAGATA Fumiko, NAKAMURA Momoko, TAKAGI Yuko
tel: +81 90 2469 1182
fax: +81 3 6800 3106
E-mail: fsp-sales@freestone.jp
http://freestone.jp

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