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2023

Hokage

Shadow of Fire

ほかげ

(c) SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

(c) SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

(c) SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

(c) SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

Release Date
November, 25th, 2023
Running Time
95 min
Genre
Drama , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
-

[ Directed by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Story ]

The setting is a black market that is beginning to recover from the ruins after World War II.
In a Japanese pub diner nearly burnt to the ground, a woman makes a living by selling her body. Her family all lost their lives in the war.
A war orphan sneaks into a woman's house to steal things, and a young demobilized soldier comes as a guest. The three begin a strange life together.
However, it is short-lived, as the demobilized soldier's memories of the war destroy the lives of the three.
The orphan, who says a black-market street vendor has offered him a job, sets off on a journey with the vendor, ignoring the woman who tries to stop him.
The street vendor is a bold man, but the purpose of his journey is the horrifying one of putting an end to the wounds he has received in the war.

[ Official Site ]

https://hokage-movie.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2023 Venice International Film Festival, ORIZZONTI COMPETITION, NETPAC
2023 Toronto International Film Festival, CENTERPIECE
2023 Tokyo International Film Festival, Gala Selection

[ Contact (International) ]

Nikkatsu Corporation
International Sales

3-28-12 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
Attn: KAWAI Emico, FURUKAWA Mami, KATO Taku, SUNG Tzwei
tel: +81 3 5689 1014
fax: +81 3 5689 1044
E-mail: international@nikkatsu.co.jp
https://intl.nikkatsu.com

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