Junji SAKAMOTO 阪本順治

Bokunchi - My House

Nippon Cinema   ª 

The brothers Nita and Itta are living on a small Japanese island. Having been gone half a year, their mother returns with a daughter Kanoko, only to sell the house and abandon them again. Homeless and with a sister they never knew, the three of them try to survive. But is Kanoko really their sister?

Japan 2002

116 minutes

Director
Junji SAKAMOTO

Script
Isamu UNO

Cinematography
Norimichi KASAMATSU

Music
Hajimenikiyoshi

About Junji SAKAMOTO
阪本順治

Junji SAKAMOTO was born in Sakai in 1958. He started his career as an assistant director while studying, working with filmmakers like Gakuryu ISHII, among others. His directing debut KNOCKOUT (1989) won a number of newcomer awards. In 2000, his crime drama FACE was also a multi-award-winning box office hit. Nippon Connection has already screened his manga adaptation BOKUNCHI – MY HOUSE (2003 / NC ’04), the comedy THE PROJECTS (2016 / NC ’17), and the drama ANOTHER WORLD (2018 / NC ’19). His film OKIKU AND THE WORLD (2022 / NC ’23) had its world premiere at the 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam.