Yoshiyuki KISHI 岸善幸

(Ab)normal Desire

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Nippon Cinema   ª 

Hiroki is worried about his son, who does not want to go to school anymore. Natsuki hides her sexual fetish for running water. Yaeko has problems with expressing her feelings. Yoshiyuki KISHI’s adaptation of Ryo ASAI’s successful novel is an empathetic drama about social taboos, deviance, and the limits of tolerance that has already received multiple awards.


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Guests:
Yoshiyuki KISHI, Hiromitsu SUGITA

Fri., May 31, 2024, 15:00

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Cinéma Arthouse Kino

German premiere in presence of the director Yoshiyuki KISHI and the producer Hiromitsu SUGITA

Original with English subtitles

NOT approved for persons under 18 years

Sat., June 01, 2024, 19:15

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Mousonturm Saal

German premiere in presence of the director Yoshiyuki KISHI and the producer Hiromitsu SUGITA

Original with English subtitles

NOT approved for persons under 18 years

Drama Romance Social issues

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Seiyoku

Japan 2023

134 minutes

Director
Yoshiyuki KISHI

Script
Takehiko MINATO based on a novel by Ryo ASAI

Cinematography
Kozo NATSUMI

Music
Taro IWASHIRO

About Yoshiyuki KISHI
岸善幸

Yoshiyuki KISHI, born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1964, studied at Waseda University. He has worked as a director of documentary films, screenwriter, and television producer for several decades. In 2016, he released his award-winning feature film debut A DOUBLE LIFE, which was screened at numerous international film festivals. Subsequently, WILDERNESS (2017 / NC ’18) won prizes at the Japan Academy Film Prize, the Asian Film Awards, and the Blue Ribbon Awards. (AB)NORMAL DESIRE (2023 / NC ’24) received multiple awards at the 2023 Tokyo International Film Festival.