Yoichi SAI 崔洋一

All Under The Moon

月はどっちに出ている

Nippon Retro   ² 

A chaotic love story ignites between Chung, a North Korean taxi driver, and Connie, a Filipina hostess. In 1990s Tokyo, they live in an environment marked by everyday racism and exploitation. Director Yoichi SAI, himself of Korean descent, has created a seminal, award-winning comedy about the lives of minorities in Japan.


Guests:
Jasper SHARP

Sun., June 1, 2025, 18:00

Kino des DFF

With an introduction in English by Jasper SHARP

35mm, Original with English subtitles

NOT approved for persons under 18 years (NC has not applied for age rating)

月はどっちに出ている
Tsuki wa docchi ni dete iru

Japan 1993

109 minutes

Director
Yoichi SAI

Script
Yoichi SAI, Wui-Sin CHONG based on a novel by Seok-il YANG

Cinematography
Junichi FUJISAWA

About Yoichi SAI
崔洋一

Yoichi SAI, born in Nagano in 1949, is considered one of the most important Japanese directors of the 1990s; in his great success ALL UNDER THE MOON he was one of the first to deal with the fate of the Korean minority living in Japan, to which he himself belongs.