Kazuya SHIRAISHI 白石和彌
One Night
Nippon Cinema ª
Koharu kills her husband, hoping to end a spiral of abuse. After 15 years in prison, she returns and is confronted with hostile reactions from her neighbors and the broken dreams of her three abandoned children. Kazuya SHIRAISHI’s intense family drama ventures into big questions about society and parenting. His chilling answer: No matter what you do, it's wrong. We also present Kazuya SHIRAISHI’s film SEA OF REVIVAL.
Tue.,
June 01,
2021
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Sun.,
June 06,
2021
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Original with English subtitles
Territories: Germany
Drama Family Matters Social issues
ひとよ
Hitoyo
Japan 2019
123 minutes
Director
Kazuya SHIRAISHI
Script
Izumi TAKAHASHI based on a play by Yuko KUWABARA
Cinematography
Atsuhiro NABESHIMA
Music
Takashi OHMAMA
Production
“One Night” Film Partners
World sales
Nikkatsu
Cast
Yuko TANAKA, Takeru SATO, Ryohei SUZUKI, Mayu MATSUOKA, Kuranosuke SASAKI
About Kazuya SHIRAISHI
白石和彌
Kazuya SHIRAISHI, born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1974, worked as an assistant director for Koji WAKAMATSU, Isao YUKISADA and Isshin INUDO. LOST PARADISE IN TOKYO (2010) was his directorial debut. His films have been shown at the most important international film festivals and have won numerous awards. The Nippon Connection Film Festival has screened many of his films, such as BIRDS WITHOUT NAMES (2017 / NC ’18), THE BLOOD OF WOLVES (2018 / NC ’19), DARE TO STOP US (2018 / NC ’19) and LAST OF THE WOLVES (2021 / NC ’22).