2023
year
106
Minutes
Synopsis
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house; and when two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will have a negative impact on the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau and their way of life.
Producer(s) or Production Company: Satoshi Takata
Screenplay: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Director of Photography: Yoshio Kitagawa
Editor: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Azusa Yamazaki
Music: Eiko Ishibashi
Sound: Izumi Matsuno
Cast: Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani
Awards - Winner: Venice IFF (Grand Jury Prize & FIPRESCI Award), San Sebastian IFF (Lurra - Greenpeace Award), BFI London FF (Best Film), Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Jury Grand Prize), IFF Kerala (Best Film), Ulaanbaatar IFF (Audience Award)
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: Venice IFF (Golden Lion), Chicago IFF (Gold Hugo), Montclaire FF (Fiction feature)
Director's Biography
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi was born in Kanagawa, Japan, and completed his postgraduate degree in film at the Tokyo University of the Arts. His features include HAPPY HOUR (2015), WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (2021), and the festival favorites ASAKO I & II (2018) AND DRIVE MY CAR (2021). EVIL DOES NOT EXIST (2023) is his latest film.
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