Kentaro HAGIWARA 萩原健太郎
Our 30-Minute Sessions
Nippon Cinema ª
Just as his band is headed for a breakthrough, Aki dies in a traffic accident. One year later, the introverted student Sota finds Aki’s tape recorder and discovers that every time he uses it, Aki’s spirit takes possession of him for 30 minutes. With Sota’s help, the musician wants to reform his band and help his girlfriend Kana cope with her grief.
Tue.,
June 01,
2021
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Sun.,
June 06,
2021
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Original with English subtitles
Territories: Germany
Coming of age Drama Music
サヨナラまでの30分
Sayonara made no 30 pun
Japan 2020
114 minutes
Production
“Our 30-Minute Sessions” Film Partners
World sales
Asmik Ace
Cast
Mackenyu ARATA, Takumi KITAMURA, Sayu KUBOTA, Shono HAYAMA, Shuhei UESUGI
About Kentaro HAGIWARA
萩原健太郎
Kentaro HAGIWARA, born in Tokyo in 1980, studied film at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Back in Japan, he directed short films, commercials and music videos. In 2013, he became the first Japanese recipient of the Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award. His feature-length film debut TOKYO GHOUL (2017) was very successful internationally.