Junichi INOUE 井上淳一
Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2
青春ジャック 止められるか、俺たちを２
Nippon Visions ½
Nagoya, 1983: Legendary filmmaker Koji WAKAMATSU decides to open a cinema – not least to show his own films. The Cinema Skhole quickly turns into a hot spot for local cinephiles. Junichi INOUE tells an empathetic and almost true story about motion picture enthusiasts in this loose sequel to Kazuya SHIRAISHI’s DARE TO STOP US (2018 / NC ’19).
Sat., June 01, 2024, 11:30
NAXOS Cinema
International premiere
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years
Winner of the Nippon Storytelling Award
2024
Coming of age Historical Social issues
青春ジャック 止められるか、俺たちを２
Seishun jakku – Tomerareruka, oretachi o 2
Japan 2023
119 minutes
World sales
Skhole
Cast
Arata IURA, Masahiro HIGASHIDE, Haruka IMO, Rairu SUGITA, KOM_I
About Junichi INOUE
井上淳一
Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1965, Junichi INOUE studied at Waseda University while working as an assistant director under Koji WAKAMATSU. Following his success as a screenwriter, he directed the feature-length film A WOMAN AND WAR (2012 / NC ’14) as well as numerous documentaries. He wrote further screenplays, including DARE TO STOP US (2016 / NC ’19), directed by Kazuya SHIRAISHI, and SEPTEMBER 1923 (2023 / NC ’24), directed by Tatsuya MORI.