Kazuya SHIRAISHI 白石和彌

Dawn Of The Felines

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Nippon Cinema   ª 

A slice-of-life movie about three call girls in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Apart from meeting with their regular customers or enjoying their spare time together, they each struggle with their various personal problems. This melancholy installment of Nikkatsu’s “Roman Porno Reboot Project” is a real stand-out, featuring complex protagonists. The title refers to Noboru TANAKA’s classic NIGHT OF THE FELINES.

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Mesunekotachi

Japan 2016

84 minutes

Director
Kazuya SHIRAISHI

Script
Kazuya SHIRAISHI

Cinematography
Takahiro HAIBARA

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).