Shinobu YAGUCHI 矢口史靖
Survival Family
サバイバルファミリー
Nippon Cinema ª
From one moment to another the world goes dark in a catastrophic power outage. The Suzuki family decides to leave the struggling megalopolis of Tokyo and learns to survive in the Japanese countryside. Shinobu YAGUCHI’s charming film effortlessly mixes comedy, drama, and adventure genres while at the same time asking serious questions about the way we live.
サバイバルファミリー
Japan 2017
117 minutes
Production
Altamira Pictures, Dentsu, Fuji Television Network, Toho
World sales
Pony Canyon
Cast
Fumiyo KOHINATA, Eri FUKATSU, Yuki IZUMISAWA, Wakana AOI, Akira EMOTO
About Shinobu YAGUCHI
矢口史靖
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1967, Shinobu YAGUCHI began shooting his first film on 8mm as a student at Tokyo Zokei University. In 1990, his short film THE RAIN WOMEN won the Grand Prize of the renowned PIA Film Festival. Through a scholarship, the festival enabled him to shoot his feature debut DOWN THE DRAIN (1993). With his comedies such as WATERBOYS (2001 / NC ’05), ROBO-G (2012 / NC ’14) and SURVIVAL FAMILY (2017 / NC ’17), he has also found international success.