Junichi INOUE 井上淳一
Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2
青春ジャック 止められるか、俺たちを２
Nippon Visions ½
Nagoya, 1983: Legendary filmmaker Koji WAKAMATSU decides to open a cinema – not least to show his own films. The Cinema Skhole quickly turns into a hot spot for local cinephiles. Junichi INOUE tells an empathetic and almost true story about motion picture enthusiasts in this loose sequel to Kazuya SHIRAISHI’s DARE TO STOP US (2018 / NC ’19).
青春ジャック 止められるか、俺たちを２
Seishun jakku – Tomerareruka, oretachi o 2
Japan 2023
119 minutes
World sales
Skhole
Cast
Arata IURA, Masahiro HIGASHIDE, Haruka IMO, Rairu SUGITA, KOM_I
About Junichi INOUE
井上淳一
Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1965, Junichi INOUE studied at Waseda University while working as an assistant director under Koji WAKAMATSU. Following his success as a screenwriter, he directed the feature-length film A WOMAN AND WAR (2012 / NC ’14) as well as numerous documentaries. He wrote further screenplays, including DARE TO STOP US (2016 / NC ’19), directed by Kazuya SHIRAISHI, and SEPTEMBER 1923 (2023 / NC ’24), directed by Tatsuya MORI.