Kensaku KAKIMOTO 柿本ケンサク

Parasite In Love

恋する寄生虫

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Kengo is trying to live with his mysophobia when he meets Hijiri, who suffers from scopophobia. An unlikely romance ensues, but soon they are unsure whether they’re falling in love with each other or whether a parasite is controlling their feelings. Director Kensaku KAKIMOTO delivers a visually striking and truly original take on the classic romance.

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Drama Romance Stories Of Youth

恋する寄生虫
Koi suru kiseichu

Japan 2021

100 minutes

Director
Kensaku KAKIMOTO

Script
Yukiko YAMAMURO based on a novel by Sugaru MIAKI

Cinematography
Kateb Habib

Music
Katsuya YAMADA

World sales
KADOKAWA

Cast
Kento HAYASHI, Nana KOMATSU, Arata IURA, Ryo ISHIBASHI

About Kensaku KAKIMOTO
柿本ケンサク

Kensaku KAKIMOTO, born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1982, is a filmmaker and photographer. In 2007, his feature film debut BAUMKUCHEN had its international premiere at the Nippon Connection Film Festival. After the triple disaster of March 2011, he made the documentary film LIGHT UP NIPPON (2012), to which Ryuichi SAKAMOTO contributed the soundtrack. His photographs have been shown regularly at international exhibitions since 2016, and he has received multiple awards for his work in the field of advertising.

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