Katsuya TOMITA
Bangkok Nites
バンコクナイツ
Nippon Cinema ª
Luck works in Bangkok’s red-light district, financing her luxurious lifestyle and providing for her family in the province. One day she meets Ozawa, a Japanese ex-soldier with whom she once was in love. BANGKOK NITES is a bold and electrifying epic, in which the chaotic megacity and the South East Asian landscape, presenting its wounds left by colonialism, are the true protagonists.
バンコクナイツ
Japan, France, Thailand, Laos 2016
183 minutes
Director
Katsuya TOMITA
Script
Katsuya TOMITA, Toranosuke AIZAWA
Cinematography
Masahiro MUKOYAMA, Takuma FURUYA
Production
Kuzoku
World sales
Kuzoku
Cast
Subenja PONGKORN, Katsuya TOMITA, Sunun PHUWISET, Chutlpha PROMPLANG, Tanyarat Kongphu
About Katsuya TOMITA
Born in Kofu in 1972, Katsuya TOMITA has been making his own films since 1996. His first feature film, ABOVE THE CLOUDS (2003), was shot on 8mm and took three years to finish; he financed it by driving trucks and working in construction. He used the prize money he received for this film to shoot OFF HIGHWAY 20 (2007). His third film SAUDADE (2011) was invited to the Locarno International Film Festival and won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Director.