Shingo OTA
The End Of The Special Time We Were Allowed
わたしたちに許された特別な時間の終わり
Nippon Visions ½
Do some people have a special talent for suicide? Director Shingo OTA takes us on a journey through the life and death of one of his close friends, young musician Sota MASUDA. Much more than just a documentary bio-pic, the film is a very personal and formally elaborated take on topics such as failure and success, love and friendship, memory and guilt.
わたしたちに許された特別な時間の終わり
Watashitachi ni yurusareta tokubetsu na jikan no owari
Japan 2013
151 minutes
Production
Midnight Call Production
World sales
Midnight Call Production
Cast
Sota MASUDA, Kurando TOMINAGA, Shingo OTA, Yuma HIRAIZUMI, Yasuhiro ARITA
About Shingo OTA
Shingo OTA, born in Nagano in 1985, studied at Waseda University and had his first success as a filmmaker with his film GRADUATION (2009), winning two awards at the Image Forum Festival 2010. He is also a member of Toshiki OKADA’s theater troupe chelfitsch.