Daishi MATSUNAGA 松永大司

Pieta In The Toilet

トイレのピエタ

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Art school graduate Hiroshi, having given up all his dreams, suddenly learns that he is suffering from advanced­staged cancer. At first he doesn’t seem to care about his diagnosis – until he meets a young student named Mai. PIETA IN THE TOILET is anything but a depressing cancer drama: poetic cinematography, subtle humor and an extraordinary cast make this life­affirming story truly something special.

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Pieta In The Toilet (NC 2016)

トイレのピエタ
Toire no pieta

Japan 2015

120 minutes

Director
Daishi MATSUNAGA

Script
Daishi MATSUNAGA based on the diaries by Osamu TEZUKA

Cinematography
Yoshihiro IKEUCHI

Production
Cine Bazar, Bridgehead

World sales
Shochiku

Cast
Yojiro NODA, Hana SUGISAKI, Lily Franky, Saya ICHIKAWA, Shinobu OTAKE

About Daishi MATSUNAGA
松永大司

Daishi MATSUNAGA, born in Tokyo in 1974, started his career as an actor before he went on to direct music videos and commercials. His highly­ acclaimed documentary PYUUPIRU 2001-­2008 (2011 / NC ’10) was screened at several international film festivals. PIETA IN THE TOILET (2015 / NC ’16), which was awarded at the Yokohama Film Festival, was MATSUNAGA’s fiction film debut.

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