Anshul CHAUHAN アンシュル・チョウハン
December
赦し
Nippon Cinema ª
Seven years after murdering a classmate, Kana fights for a reduction of her prison sentence. The parents of the murdered classmate, whose life was turned upside down by the killing, want to prevent this at all costs. Director Anshul CHAUHAN combines a psychologically nuanced portrait of grief with sociopolitical commentary into a gripping drama.
赦し
Yurushi
Japan 2022
99 minutes
World sales
SC Films International
Cast
Shogen, MEGUMI, Ryo MATSUURA, Toru KIZU, Miki MAYA, Shingo FUJIMORI
About Anshul CHAUHAN
アンシュル・チョウハン
Anshul CHAUHAN was born in India in 1986. After studying art, he began working as an animation artist at Paprikaas Studios in 2006. In 2011, he moved to Tokyo and worked as a CGI animator on projects including the TV series TRON: UPRISING (2012/2013) and the film GANTZ: 0 (2016). In 2016, CHAUHAN co-founded the production company Kowatanda Films with Mina MOTEKI. His directorial debut, BAD POETRY TOKYO (2018), and his second feature film, KONTORA (2019 / NC ’21), won awards at various international film festivals. DECEMBER (2022 / NC ’23) competed at the 2022 Busan International Film Festival.
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