Akio FUJIMOTO 藤元明緒
Along The Sea
Nippon Visions ½
After being exploited by their company, three Vietnamese migrants leave their jobs, but without getting their passports back. Akio FUJIMOTO stages the odyssey of the now illegal migrant women in naturalistic, almost documentary-like images. In his second feature film, the director depicts the harsh reality of being an immigrant in Japan.
Tue.,
June 01,
2021
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Sun.,
June 06,
2021
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German premiere
Original with English subtitles
Territories: Germany
Winner of the Nippon Visions Jury Award
2021
Drama Social issues
海辺の彼女たち
Umibe no kanojotachi
Japan, Vietnam 2020
88 minutes
Director
Akio FUJIMOTO
Cinematography
Kentaro KISHI
Production
E.x.N, ever rolling films
World sales
Asian Shadows
Cast
Phuong HOANG, Anh HUYNH TUYET, Nhu QUYNH, Do DINH, Aya UTSUNO
About Akio FUJIMOTO
藤元明緒
Born in Osaka in 1988, Akio FUJIMOTO studied at the Visual Arts Academy Osaka. During his studies, he shot his first short film PSYCHEDELIC FAMILY (2012), which received many positive reviews at international film festivals. His first feature film PASSAGE OF LIFE (2017 / NC ’18) won the Best Asian Future Film Award as well as the Spirit of Asia Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2017.