Kiyoshi KUROSAWA 黒沢清
旅のおわり世界のはじまり
Nippon Cinema ª
A Japanese TV crew is on the search for a mythical creature in Uzbekistan. Their presenter, Yoko, can’t cope with the surroundings and starts to unravel. NIPPON HONOR AWARD recipient Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, aided by Atsuko MAEDA’s charismatic performance, directs a film about human miscommunication that has both uproariously funny and darkly sinister moments.
旅のおわり世界のはじまり
Tabi no owari sekai no hajimari
日本, Uzbekistan 2019
120 分
About Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
黒沢清
Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, born in Kobe in 1955, started his career as an assistant director for Shinji SOMAI, among others. He had his international breakthrough with CURE (1997 / NC ’16). He received the Prix Un Certain Regard in Cannes twice: for TOKYO SONATA (NC ’16) in 2008 and for JOURNEY TO THE SHORE (NC ’16) in 2015. Since 2005, he has been teaching at the Tokyo University of the Arts. In 2016, he received the NIPPON HONOR AWARD at the Nippon Connection Film Festival.