Competition
Sketches of Kaitan City
Director:Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
World Premiere
10/28 14:20- 10/30 19:50-
©2010 yasushi sato / "Sketches of Kaitan City" FILM PARTNERS
152min Japanese Color 35mm | 2010 Japan | Distributor in Japan : Slow Learner inc.
Introduction
Based on an unfinished posthumous masterpiece written by Yasushi Sato, who led an unfortunate life, despite being compared alongside Haruki Murakami. With the support of Hakodate City, Kazuyoshi Kumakiri tenderly depicts Kaitan City and the hardships of its residents.
Synopsis
One winter, a brother and sister are dismissed from a shipyard due to a redundant downsizing in Kaitan City. They clasp the little money they have, and climb the mountain to see the New Year sunrise. An operator of a planetarium is hurt by his wife's betrayal. A young boss of a fuel company cannot contain his frustration. A son who doesn't get along with his father doesn't try to visit him during his homecoming. An old woman who is pressed for eviction, disappears with her cat one day. Each of these events is small and commonplace. Trams run through, and snow piles in between these people's lives. While feeling the magnitude of the lost, regretting and weeping over it, all of them carry on.
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN7
10/28 14:20 - 17:07 (152min.)
Advance Tickets ¥1000(Tax included) Tickets at the Door ¥1200(Tax included)
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TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN6
10/30 19:50 - 22:22 (152min.)
Advance Tickets ¥1000(Tax included) Tickets at the Door ¥1200(Tax included)
SOLD OUT
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Born in Hokkaido in 1974. He hit the limelight with Kichiku Dai Enkai in 1997, which was invited to Berlin International Film Festival Panorama section, and won the Grand Prix at Taormina Film Festival. Hole in the Sky (2001) was invited to the Young Forum section at Berlin International Film Festival. Other works include Antenna (2003), The Volatile Woman (2004), Green Mind, Metal Bats (2006), Freesia: Bullet Over Tears (2006) and Non-Ko (2008).
Mitsuki Tanimura Ryo Kase Kaoru Kobayashi Kaho Minami Pistol Takehara Masaki Miura Takashi Yamanaka
Mitsuki Tanimura
Born in Osaka, 1990. She made her film debut as the protagonist in Akihiko Shiota's Canary in 2004. Her major works include The Chasing World (Issei Shibata, 2007), God's Puzzle (Takashi Miike, 2008), and Box! (Toshio Lee, 2010). Works in production include Oniichan no Hanabi (Masahiro Kunimoto, 2010) and Hesomori (Tomomi Iriya, 2010).
Ryo Kase
Born in Kanagawa, 1974. He made his film debut in Gojo Reisenki (Sogo Ishii, 2000). His major works include Antenna (Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, 2003), Scrap Heaven (Sang-il Lee, 2005), Letters from Iwo Jima (Clint Eastwood, 2006), I Just Didn't Do It (Masayuki Suo, 2007), Outrage (Takeshi Kitano, 2010), and Restless (Gus Van Sant).
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