Akihiko YANO 矢野瑛彦
yes, yes, yes
Nippon Visions ½
Death is the dominant motif in YES, YES, YES, which deals with the diagnosis of a terminal illness of family matriarch Sayuri. Despite this, director Akihiko YANO has succeeded in making a film that, above all, is about life – staged in bleak black-and-white photography that shines its light on the impressive and moving performances of the actors and actresses.
Japan 2021
75 minutes
Production
Akihiko YANO
World sales
ReallyLikeFilms, Cinemago
Cast
Kazuma UESUGI, Kazunari URYU, Minami INOUE, Nahoko KAWASUMI
About Akihiko YANO
矢野瑛彦
Akihiko YANO was born in Miyazaki Prefecture in 1985 and studied film at ENBU Seminar under Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI. He made his directorial debut with his graduation film IMAGINE in 2010. Afterwards he worked in television before shooting independently produced films. His feature-length debut WHITE PALETTE (2013) was awarded the Encouragement Award at the Fukuoka Independent Film Festival. In addition to his work as a director, he is also a photographer.