Kazuya SHIRAISHI 白石和彌
Sea Of Revival
凪待ち
Nippon Cinema ª
Ikuo suffers from gambling addiction and loses his job in the process. He moves with his girlfriend Ayumi and her daughter to Ayumi’s hometown to attempt a new start, but things don’t go as planned. A complex, suspenseful story of a working class family trying to survive against all odds. We also present Kazuya SHIRAISHI’s film ONE NIGHT.
凪待ち
Nagimachi
Japan 2019
124 minutes
Production
“Sea of Revival” Film Partners
World sales
Kino Films
Cast
Shingo KATORI, Yuri TSUNEMATSU, Naomi NISHIDA, Lily Franky, Ken YOSHIZAWA
About Kazuya SHIRAISHI
白石和彌
Kazuya SHIRAISHI, born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1974, worked as an assistant director for Koji WAKAMATSU, Isao YUKISADA and Isshin INUDO. LOST PARADISE IN TOKYO (2010) was his directorial debut. His films have been shown at the most important international film festivals and have won numerous awards. The Nippon Connection Film Festival has screened many of his films, such as BIRDS WITHOUT NAMES (2017 / NC ’18), THE BLOOD OF WOLVES (2018 / NC ’19), DARE TO STOP US (2018 / NC ’19) and LAST OF THE WOLVES (2021 / NC ’22).