SABU
My Blood And Bones In A Flowing Galaxy
Nippon Cinema ª
After the heroic death of his father, Kiyosumi aspires to become a hero one day, too. He sees his chance when a schoolmate, Hari, is being bullied. However, he must soon learn that Hari's family, not the bullies, are the real threat. SABU’s journey into the depths of human nature makes the audience wonder whether the protagonists will find a way out.
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German premiere
Original with English subtitles
Territories: Germany
Coming of age Drama Family Matters
砕け散るところを見せてあげる
Kudakechiru tokoro o misete ageru
Japan 2019
126 minutes
Director
SABU
Script
SABU based on a novel by Yuyuko TAKEMIYA
Cinematography
Tomo EZAKI
Music
Junichi MATSUMOTO
Production
LDH Japan
World sales
Pony Canyon
Cast
Anna ISHII, Taishi NAKAGAWA, Shinichi TSUTSUMI, Kai INOWAKI, Kaya KIYOHARA
About SABU
Hiroyuki TANAKA, better known as SABU, was born in Wakayama Prefecture in 1964. His directing debut D.A.N.G.A.N. RUNNER (1996) was shown at various international film festivals. Many awards and regular invitations to the Berlin International Film Festival followed, where he won the FIPRESCI Award in 2000 for MONDAY. Apart from working as a director, SABU is also active as an actor. Nippon Connection has already screened a number of his films, including HAPPINESS (2016 / NC ’17), JAM (2018 / NC ’19), and DANCING MARY (2019 / NC ’20).