Hiroshi OKUYAMA 奥山大史

My Sunshine

ぼくのお日さま

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Takuya plays ice hockey without much passion. He only has eyes for figure skater Sakura and secretly starts practicing pirouettes. Moved by Takuya’s fascination, Sakura’s coach pairs them up for a competition. But will the competitive Sakura partner with a beginner? Hiroshi OKUYAMA’s tender coming-of-age film shines with outstanding young actors.

ぼくのお日さま
Boku no ohisama

Japan, France 2024

90 minutes

Director
Hiroshi OKUYAMA

Script
Hiroshi OKUYAMA

Cinematography
Hiroshi OKUYAMA

About Hiroshi OKUYAMA
奥山大史

Hiroshi OKUYAMA, born in Tokyo in 1996, began making films in his youth. While studying at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, he completed his feature film debut JESUS (2018 / NC ‘19), which won him the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, making him the youngest awardee until then. His second feature film, MY SUNSHINE (2024 / NC ‘25), was in the program at the Cannes Film Festival.