Ryuichi HIROKI
Yellow Elephant
きいろいゾウ
Nippon Cinema ª
Young writer Muko and his newly-wed wife Tsuma have moved to the country to find some quiet and get new inspiration. But in spite of the love of his wife, Muko is drawn back to Tokyo by his past. In this tender story about love and the pain it can sometimes bring, HIROKI combines romanticism with magical realism to draw the audience into a world of dreams and wonders.
きいろいゾウ
Kiiroi zou
Japan 2013
132 minutes
Director
Ryuichi HIROKI
Script
Hisako KUROSAWA, Sho KATAOKA based on a novel by Kanako NISHI
Cinematography
Atsuhiro NABESHIMA
Music
Yoshihide OTOMO
About Ryuichi HIROKI
Born in Fukushima prefecture in 1954, Ryuichi HIROKI is a highly productive filmmaker who learned his trade in pink films before making his own debut with SEIGYAKU! in 1982. Receiving a number of awards, he had his breakthrough in 2003 with VIBRATOR. He is a regular guest at the NIPPON CONNECTION film festival.