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Yoshiyuki KISHI 岸善幸
(Ab)normal Desire
正欲
Nippon Cinema ª
Hiroki is worried about his son, who does not want to go to school anymore. Natsuki hides her sexual fetish for running water. Yaeko has problems with expressing her feelings. Yoshiyuki KISHI’s adaptation of Ryo ASAI’s successful novel is an empathetic drama about social taboos, deviance, and the limits of tolerance that has already received multiple awards.
正欲
Seiyoku
Japan 2023
134 minutes
Director
Yoshiyuki KISHI
Script
Takehiko MINATO based on a novel by Ryo ASAI
Cinematography
Kozo NATSUMI
Music
Taro IWASHIRO
World sales
Bitters End
Cast
Goro INAGAKI, Yui ARAGAKI, Hayato ISOMURA, Kanta SATO, Ayaka HIGASHINO
About Yoshiyuki KISHI
岸善幸
Yoshiyuki KISHI, born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1964, studied at Waseda University. He has worked as a director of documentary films, screenwriter, and television producer for several decades. In 2016, he released his award-winning feature film debut A DOUBLE LIFE, which was screened at numerous international film festivals. Subsequently, WILDERNESS (2017 / NC ’18) won prizes at the Japan Academy Film Prize, the Asian Film Awards, and the Blue Ribbon Awards. (AB)NORMAL DESIRE (2023 / NC ’24) received multiple awards at the 2023 Tokyo International Film Festival.