Hideyuki HIRAYAMA 平山秀幸
Family Of Strangers
Nippon Cinema ª
Three people meet in a psychiatric ward: Hide is a convicted murderer in a wheelchair, Chu is a former office worker with psychotic episodes, and Yuki is an 18-year-old who was abused by her stepfather. Together, they try to find their place in society again. With this film, Hideyuki HIRAYAMA succeeds in making an impulsive plea for social warmth.
Tue.,
June 01,
2021
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Sun.,
June 06,
2021
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German premiere
Original with English subtitles
Territories: Germany
Drama Family Matters Social issues
閉鎖病棟―それぞれの朝―
Heisa byoto ―sorezore no asa―
Japan 2019
117 minutes
Director
Hideyuki HIRAYAMA
Script
Hideyuki HIRAYAMA based on a novel by Hosei HAHAKIGI
Cinematography
Kozo SHIBASAKI
Music
Goro YASUKAWA
Production
“Family Of Strangers” Film Partners
World sales
Toei
Cast
Tsurube SHOFUKUTEI, Nana KOMATSU, Ryota BANDO, Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA, Go AYANO
About Hideyuki HIRAYAMA
平山秀幸
Hideyuki HIRAYAMA, born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1950, studied at Nihon University and was assistant director to Shuji TERAYAMA, among others. HIRAYAMA made his directorial debut MARIA'S STOMACH in 1990 and won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award with his second film THE GAMES TEACHERS PLAY (1992). After the great success of his horror series SCHOOL GHOST STORIES (1995), he won the FIPRESCI Award in Montreal and the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Director with his 1998 film BEGGING FOR LOVE. Several of his films, including A LAUGHING FROG (2002 / NC '04) and THREE FOR THE ROAD (2007 / NC '08), have been screened at the Nippon Connection Film Festival.