Masaaki KUDO 工藤将亮

A Far Shore

遠いところ

Nippon Cinema   ª 

17-year-old Aoi barely gets by on her illegal escort job in a nightclub. She lives in Okinawa City, where she shares a small flat with her two-year-old son Kengo and her violent boyfriend. Prostitution seems to offer the only way to a better life. Masaaki KUDO contrasts beautiful pacific shores and the wretched reality of life in Okinawa.


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Wed., June 07, 2023, 19:00

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Mousonturm Saal

German premiere in presence of the director

Original with English subtitles

NOT approved for persons under 18 years

Sat., June 10, 2023, 19:15

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Mal Seh'n Kino

German premiere

Original with English subtitles

NOT approved for persons under 18 years

Cityscapes & Countryside Drama Social issues Violence

遠いところ
Toi tokoro

Japan 2022

128 minutes

Director
Masaaki KUDO

Script
Masaaki KUDO

Cinematography
Takayuki SUGIMURA

Music
Masamichi SHIGENO

About Masaaki KUDO
工藤将亮

Masaaki KUDO, born in Kyoto in 1983, started his career as an assistant for directors such as Sion SONO, Isshin INUDO and Isao YUKISADA. His debut I’M CRAZY (2017) won the NETPAC Award at the 2018 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. Following UNPRECENTED (2021), A FAR SHORE (2022 / NC ’23) is his third feature-length film.