Daishi MATSUNAGA 松永大司
Pieta In The Toilet
Nippon Cinema ª
Art school graduate Hiroshi, having given up all his dreams, suddenly learns that he is suffering from advancedstaged cancer. At first he doesn’t seem to care about his diagnosis – until he meets a young student named Mai. PIETA IN THE TOILET is anything but a depressing cancer drama: poetic cinematography, subtle humor and an extraordinary cast make this lifeaffirming story truly something special.
Guests:
Daishi MATSUNAGA
Sun., May 29, 2016, 19:45
Mousonturm Saal
In presence of the director Daishi MATSUNAGA
Original with English subtitles
Sat., May 28, 2016, 18:00
Mal Seh'n Kino
In presence of the director Daishi MATSUNAGA
Original with English subtitles
トイレのピエタ
Toire no pieta
Japan 2015
120 minutes
Director
Daishi MATSUNAGA
Script
Daishi MATSUNAGA based on the diaries by Osamu TEZUKA
Cinematography
Yoshihiro IKEUCHI
Production
Cine Bazar, Bridgehead
World sales
Shochiku
Cast
Yojiro NODA, Hana SUGISAKI, Lily Franky, Saya ICHIKAWA, Shinobu OTAKE
About Daishi MATSUNAGA
松永大司
Daishi MATSUNAGA, born in Tokyo in 1974, started his career as an actor before he went on to direct music videos and commercials. His highly acclaimed documentary PYUUPIRU 2001-2008 (2011 / NC ’10) was screened at several international film festivals. PIETA IN THE TOILET (2015 / NC ’16), which was awarded at the Yokohama Film Festival, was MATSUNAGA’s fiction film debut.