Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI 熊切和嘉
YOKO
658km、陽子の旅
Nippon Cinema ª
Yoko is estranged from her family and increasingly withdraws from the world due to frustration over her shattered dreams. When her father passes away, she embarks on a journey to attend his funeral, and ends up hitchhiking due to a series of misfortunes. Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI’s contemplative road movie is full of dry humor and features a soundtrack by Jim O’ROURKE.
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YOKO (NC 2024)
Drama Family Social issues
658km、陽子の旅
658km, Yoko no tabi
Japan 2022
113 minutes
Director
Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI
Script
Kosuke MUROI, Namiko SO
Cinematography
Taku KOBAYASHI
Music
Jim O’ROURKE
World sales
Culture Entertainment
Cast
Rinko KIKUCHI, Pistol TAKEHARA, Asuka KUROSAWA, Ai MIKAMI, Joe ODAGIRI
About Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI
熊切和嘉
Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI was born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1974. He graduated from Osaka University of Arts with his controversial debut feature KICHIKU (1997), which subsequently became an international festival hit and was invited to the Berlin International Film Festival. Nippon Connection has already shown several of his films, including A VOLATILE WOMAN (2004 / NC ’06), MY MAN (2014 / NC ’15), and #MANHOLE (2023 / NC ’23). At the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival, YOKO (2023 / NC ’24) received awards for best film, best leading actress, and best script.