Hokage
Shadow of Fire
- Release Date
- November, 25th, 2023
- Running Time
- 95 min
- 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 ]
[ 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
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