Masaharu TAKE 武正晴
Eden
Nippon Cinema ª
Masaharu TAKE created a sensitive and deeply compassionate portrait of queer life in Tokyo. When Miro's transsexual friend Noripee dies, Miro and his friends from the gay bar 'Eden' are once again reminded of the discrimination they are constantly facing from society. They decide to convince Noripee's parents, who disowned her, to bury Noripee's body.
Guests:
Masaharu TAKE
Wed., June 05, 2013, 17:00
Mousonturm Saal
German premiere in presence of the director Masaharu TAKE
Original with English subtitles
Japan 2012
101 minutes
Director
Masaharu TAKE
Script
Daisuke HABARA, Bong-ou LEE based on a novel by Yoichi FUNADO
Cinematography
Atsuhiro NABESHIMA
Music
MOWG
Production
SUMOMO
World sales
Alpha Violet
Cast
Taro YAMAMOTO, Kazuya TAKAHASHI, Yuri NAKAMURA, Masakazu SAIGA
About Masaharu TAKE
武正晴
Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1967, Masaharu TAKE graduated from Meiji University in Tokyo. In 1986, during the course of his studies, he began making independent films. He then moved on to work as an assistant director for directors like Takashi ISHII or Yoichi SAI and made his feature film debut with BOY MEETS PUSAN (2007). Nippon Connection screened his films EDEN (2012 / NC ’13) and 100 YEN LOVE (2014 / NC ’15 and NC ’20), both in the presence of the filmmaker. His latest work is the successful Netflix series THE NAKED DIRECTOR (2019).