Takashi YAMAZAKI 山崎貴

Destiny: The Tale Of Kamakura

DESTINY鎌倉ものがたり

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Young Akiko marries mystery author Masakazu and moves to the legendary city of Kamakura where spiritual creatures live among humans. She is able to quickly find new friends, including the 130-year-old maid Kin, the already-dead Mrs. Seto, and a loveable jinx. One morning, Masakazu awakes to find that his wife has disappeared. Takashi YAMAZAKI tells a romantic story in a world full of magic.

DESTINY鎌倉ものがたり
Destiny Kamakura monogatari

Japan 2017

129 minutes

Director
Takashi YAMAZAKI

Script
Takashi YAMAZAKI based on a manga by Ryohei SAIGAN

Cinematography
Kozo SHIBASAKI

About Takashi YAMAZAKI
山崎貴

Takashi YAMAZAKI, born in Nagano Prefecture in 1964, graduated from Asagaya College of Art and Design. His film JUVENILE (2000) was his directorial debut. His film ALWAYS: SUNSET ON THIRD STREET (2005 / NC ’06) won 12 out of 14 categories of the Japan Academy Film Prize. BATTLESHIP YAMATO (2010) and STAND BY ME DORAEMON (2014) were also highly successful at the box office. PARASYTE: PART 1 (2014 / NC ’15) and PARASYTE: PART 2 (2015 / NC ’15) as well as DESTINY: THE TALE OF KAMAKURA (2017 / NC ’18) were screened at Nippon Connection. LUPIN III: THE FIRST (2019 / NC ’21) was awarded the Japan Academy Film Prize as Excellent Animation Work. YAMAZAKI is considered to be one of the leading special effects experts in Japan.