Norichika OBA
Cyclops
キュクロプス
Nippon Visions ½
Shinohara has spent the last 14 years wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. After finally gaining his freedom, his only thought is of revenge. With the help of a policeman plagued by regret that he helped imprison an innocent man, Shinohara searches his wife’s true killer. This impressive and stylish noir-thriller can easily compete with the big-budget films in the genre.
キュクロプス
Kyukuropusu
Japan 2018
108 minutes
Production
Norichika OBA
World sales
Norichika OBA
Cast
Mansaku IKEUCHI, Yu SAITO, Kozo SATO, Hikohiko SUGIYAMA, AKO
About Norichika OBA
Norichika OBA was born 1978 in Fukuoka and graduated from Japan Film School in 2003. Afterwards, he worked as assistant director for Hiroshi NISHITANI (SUSPECT X and HIRUGAO), Yu IRIE (THE SUN) and Hideaki ANNO (SHIN GODZILLA). His first feature film, NORA (2010), received awards at Tama New Wave and at Tanabe Benkei Film Festival. CYCLOPS is his second feature film.