Yoshitaka KAMADA 鎌田義孝
TOCKA
Nippon Visions ½
Shoji runs a store in a desolate town in northern Japan. After the death of his wife, he longs to end his life so that his daughter will receive his life insurance money. But suicide is not covered by his contract, so he seeks help and meets Saki, who is also suicidal. Yoshitaka KAMADA raises profound questions about life, death, and the importance of humanity.
Sat., June 10, 2023, 12:15
NAXOS Cinema
International premiere
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years
Cityscapes & Countryside Drama Social issues
タスカー
Tasuka
Japan 2022
119 minutes
Director
Yoshitaka KAMADA
Script
Hitomi KASE, Yoshitaka KAMADA
Cinematography
Hiromitsu NISHIMURA
Music
Neko SAITO
World sales
Stance Company
Cast
Kiyobumi KANEKO, NAHANA, Hiroki SANO, Haruhi ITO, Yuya MATSURA
About Yoshitaka KAMADA
鎌田義孝
Yoshitaka KAMADA, born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1964, began working at a TV production company after studying business economics at Hosei University in Tokyo. While directing documentaries, music videos and direct-to-video films, he also worked as an assistant for directors like Toshiki SATO and Takahisa ZEZE. His feature film debut was the pink film SARA (1998). His independent film LITTLE WING (2004 / NC ’05) was screened at numerous international film festivals. After an 17-years hiatus, he returns to the big screen with his film TOCKA (2022/ NC ’23).
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