Masakazu KANEKO 金子雅和
Ring Wandering
リング・ワンダリング
Nippon Visions ½
Sosuke is a manga artist, but earns his living on a construction site in Tokyo. During an excavation, he discovers the skull of an extinct Japanese wolf. When he digs up the remaining skeleton of the animal in order to draw it, he meets a mysterious girl. In his award-winning fantasy drama, Masakazu KANEKO tells the story of lost souls of World War II.
Sun., May 29, 2022, 18:00
Mal Seh'n Kino
German premiere
Original with English subtitles
Fantasy Romance Historical
リング・ワンダリング
Ringu wandaringu
Japan 2021
103 minutes
Director
Masakazu KANEKO
Script
Masakazu KANEKO, Genki YOSHIMURA
Cinematography
Koichi FURUYA
Music
Yuko TOMIYAMA
World sales
kinone
Cast
Show KASAMATSU, Junko ABE, Ken YASUDA, Reiko KATAOKA, Yoji TANAKA
About Masakazu KANEKO
金子雅和
Masakazu KANEKO, born in Tokyo in 1978, began making his first movies on 8mm and 16mm film while studying Politics and Economics. After graduating, he received lessons at the Film School of Tokyo by Takahisa ZEZE. His feature film debut THE ALBINO’S TREES (2016) was shown at over 20 international film festivals and received numerous accolades. RING WANDERING (2021 / NC ‘22) brought him further international success. RIVER RETURNS (2024 / NC ‘25) is his third feature film.