Takahisa ZEZE 瀬々敬久
The Promised Land
楽園
Nippon Cinema ª
One day, in a rural town in Japan, an elementary student is abducted. The culprit is never caught. When a similar case occurs twelve years later, the residents blame the outsider Takeshi. Meanwhile, the beekeeper Zenjiro tries to revitalize the local economy but fails, leaving him ostracized by the community.
楽園
Rakuen
Japan 2019
129 minutes
Director
Takahisa ZEZE
Script
Takahisa ZEZE based on a novel by Shuichi YOSHIDA
Cinematography
Atsuhiro NABESHIMA
Music
Joep Beving
Production
“The Promised Land” Film Partners
World sales
KADOKAWA
Cast
Go AYANO, Hana SUGISAKI, Koichi SATO, Nijiro MURAKAMI, Reiko KATAOKA
About Takahisa ZEZE
瀬々敬久
Takahisa ZEZE, born in Oita Prefecture in 1960, started making first films during his philosophy studies at Kyoto University. After his graduation, he worked for the production company Shishi and made his feature film debut in 1989 with the pink film GOOD LUCK JAPAN. In the 1990s, he became one of the leading pink film directors and wrote many screenplays under various pen names. His film HEAVEN’S STORY (2010 / NC ’11) won the FIPRESCI Award at the 2011 Berlinale. In 2016, he had one of the biggest annual box office hits in Japan with the mystery drama 64.