Hirobumi WATANABE 渡辺紘文
And The Mud Ship Sails Away
Nippon Visions ½
Takashi, 36 years old and unemployed, is completely aimless. He lives with his grandmother, repeating the same routine - game center, bowling center, watching TV - day after day. This suddenly changes when Yuka shows up, claiming to be his half-sister. Confronted with a new situation, Takashi finally makes a decision. Whether it is a good one, remains to be seen.
Guests:
Hirobumi WATANABE, Woo-hyun BANG, Yuji WATANABE
Sat., May 31, 2014, 20:15
NAXOS Cinema
German premieres in presence of the director Hirobumi WATANABE, the director of photography Woo-hyun BANG and the composer Yuji WATANABE
Original with English subtitles
そして泥船はゆく
Soshite dorobune wa yuku
Japan 2013
88 minutes
Production
Foolish Piggies Films
World sales
Hirobumi WATANABE
Cast
Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA, Ayasa TAKAHASHI, Kaoru IIDA, Mina TAKEDA, Hitoshi SUZUKI
About Hirobumi WATANABE
渡辺紘文
Hirobumi WATANABE was born in Tochigi in 1982. After graduating from the Japan Institute of the Moving Image, he founded the production company Foolish Piggies Films with his brother, the film composer Yuji WATANABE. Starting with his debut AND THE MUD SHIP SAILS AWAY (2013 / NC ’14), his films have been screened regularly at Nippon Connection, amongst them PARTY ’ROUND THE GLOBE (2017 / NC ’18) and LIFE FINDS A WAY (2018 / NC ’19). His third feature POOLSIDEMAN (2016 / NC ’17) won the Japanese Cinema Splash Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival as well as the NIPPON VISIONS JURY AWARD.
Supporting Film
| English Title | Japanese | Directors | Countries | Year | Language | Duration | Premiere |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Order: Last Dance | Genki SUDO | Japan | 2013 | Japanese original version | 4 Min. |