Masaaki KUDO 工藤将亮
A Far Shore
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.
Wed., June 07, 2023, 19:00
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
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
World sales
Alpha Violet
Cast
Kotone HANASE, Yumemi ISHIDA, Yoshiro SAKUMA, Tsuki HASEGAWA
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.