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2022

Yamabuki

YAMABUKI

やまぶき

(c) 2022 FILM UNION MANIWA SURVIVANCE

(c) 2022 FILM UNION MANIWA SURVIVANCE

(c) 2022 FILM UNION MANIWA SURVIVANCE

(c) 2022 FILM UNION MANIWA SURVIVANCE

Release Date
November, 5th, 2022
Running Time
97 min
Genre
Drama , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

FILM UNION MANIWA, SURVIVANCE

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

boid, VOICE OF GHOST

[ Story ]

Third feature film from The Sound of Light and Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn director Yamasaki Junichiro, who makes films while farming in the mountains of Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture. This ambitious ensemble work was shot on 16mm film and has been invited to numerous international film festivals.
Chang-su (Kang Yoon-Soo) was a promising equestrian in Korea, but debts from the bankruptcy of his father's company result in him working at a quarry in Okayama. Yamabuki (Inori Kirara) is a high school girl living with her policeman father, and she begins participating in silent protests at road intersections.

[ Official Site ]

https://yamabuki-film.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2022 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Tiger Competition
2022 Cannes Film Festival, ACID
2022 Split Film Festival, International competition, Grand Prix

[ Contact (International) ]

Survivance
Attn: OSANAI Terutaro
E-mail: terutaro@survivance.net

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Cast
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The Sound of Light

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Cast
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Release Date
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Cast
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Release Date
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