Hitoshi YAZAKI
Strawberry Shortcakes
Nippon Cinema ª
Sensitive, funny, warm and beautifully composed, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES is a terrific femmecentric drama signaling a return to form by unprolific helmer Hitoshi YAZAKI. Based on the eponymous manga by Kiriko NANANAN , pic follows the ups and downs of four contemporary women in Tokyo looking for love and trying to cope with single life. (Variety)
Wed., April 18, 2007, 19:45
Studierendenhaus
35mm, Original with English subtitles
Thu., April 19, 2007, 19:30
Filmtheater Valentin
35mm, Original with English subtitles
Japan 2006
127 minutes
Director
Hitoshi YAZAKI
Script
Kyoko INUKAI based on a manga by Kiriko NANANAN
Cinematography
Asao ISHII
Music
Miroque, Mount Sugar
Production
SSM, Cubical Entertainment, Uplink, Tokyo FM
World sales
Uplink
Cast
Chizuru IKEWAKI, Noriko NAKAGOSHI, Yuko NAKAMURA, Toko IWASE, Masanobu ANDO
About Hitoshi YAZAKI
Hitoshi YAZAKI was born in Yamanashi Prefecture. After studying film at Nihon University, his second featurelength film AFTERNOON BREEZES (1980) was already successful in the festival circuit. He then had his international breakthrough with the unconventional love story MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION (1990).