Kiyoshi KUROSAWA 黒沢清
To The Ends Of The Earth
Nippon Cinema ª
A Japanese TV crew is on the search for a mythical creature in Uzbekistan. Their presenter, Yoko, can’t cope with the surroundings and starts to unravel. NIPPON HONOR AWARD recipient Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, aided by Atsuko MAEDA’s charismatic performance, directs a film about human miscommunication that has both uproariously funny and darkly sinister moments.
Thu.,
May 27,
2021
—
Fri.,
June 11,
2021
filmingo
Original with German and French subtitles
Territories: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Comedy Mystery Social issues
旅のおわり世界のはじまり
Tabi no owari sekai no hajimari
Japan, Uzbekistan 2019
120 minutes
Director
Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
Script
Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
Cinematography
Akiko ASHIZAWA
Music
Yusuke HAYASHI
Production
Loaded Films, Uzbekkino, King Records, Tokyo Theatres
Distribution
Trigon Film
Cast
Atsuko MAEDA, Shota SOMETANI, Tokio EMOTO, Adiz Rajabov, Ryo KASE
About Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
黒沢清
Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, born in Kobe in 1955, started his career as an assistant director for Shinji SOMAI, among others. He had his international breakthrough with CURE (1997 / NC ’16). He received the Prix Un Certain Regard in Cannes twice: for TOKYO SONATA (NC ’16) in 2008 and for JOURNEY TO THE SHORE (NC ’16) in 2015. Since 2005, he has been teaching at the Tokyo University of the Arts. In 2016, he received the NIPPON HONOR AWARD at the Nippon Connection Film Festival.
Kindly supported by The City of Yokohama Frankfurt Representative Office and Referat für Internationale Angelegenheiten der Stadt Frankfurt am Main
