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2019

Suzushii kokage

A Girl Under a Tree

すずしい木陰

(c) cogitoworks Ltd.

(c) cogitoworks Ltd.

Release Date
April, 4th, 2020
Running Time
96 min
Genre
Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP,Blu-ray

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

cogitoworks

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

cogitoworks

[ Story ]

This uncommon film simply showing matter-of-factly a girl sleeping beneath the shade of a tree is directed by Moriya Fumio who made his directorial debut with Manga-jima: The Island of Cartoon. He is also an actor as well as a screenwriter who wrote The Woodsman and the Rain among others. Yanagi Elisa, who also appeared in Manga-jima: The Island of Cartoon stars.
The nearly thirty-year-old daughter (Yanagi) of a used car shop owner lies in a hammock within a grove behind her house. She neither gets up nor sleeps, but muses to herself. Before she realizes it, she begins dozing off. Today, the sun is setting again.

[ Official Site ]

https://www.suzushii-kokage.com

[ Contact (International) ]

cogitoworks Ltd.
2F, Megumitakken Bldg., 1-14-18 Setagaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0017
Attn: SEKI Tomohiko
tel: +81 3 6413 6664
fax: +81 3 6413 6667
E-mail: contactcogito@cogitoworks.com
http://www.cogitoworks.com

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