Hiroshi NISHIO

Hakodate Coffee

函館珈琲

Nippon Visions   ½ 

Eiji, a struggling writer who wants to open a second hand bookstore in Hakodate (Hokkaido), moves into a house which he shares with several artists. As it turns out, all of the residents, including Eiji, seem to struggle with problems. But soon they begin to have a positive impact on Eiji’s life.

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Hakodate Coffee (NC 2016)

函館珈琲

Japan 2016

90 minutes

Director
Hiroshi NISHIO

Script
Nanoha ITO

Cinematography
Shogo UENO

About Hiroshi NISHIO

Hiroshi NISHIO, born in 1974, gained his first experience in the film world by working on the sets of Kinji FUKASAKU films as a teenager. In 2003, his first feature, NATIONAL ANTHEM, was awarded the Grand Prix by a film promotion board in Osaka. His manga adaption SOUL FLOWER TRAIN (NC ’13) was later shown at several international film festivals.