Daihachi YOSHIDA 吉田大八
The Kirishima Thing
桐島、部活やめるってよ
Nippon Cinema ª
In high school, society's microcosm, everything revolves around Kirishima. He is the star that everybody looks up to; he is loved by the girls and adored by the boys. When he does not show up one day, rumours surface that he might be quitting the volleyball team. His absence causes the mood amongst pupils to change, leading to an unexpected outcome.
桐島、部活やめるってよ
Kirishima, bukatsu yamerutteyo
Japan 2012
103 minutes
Director
Daihachi YOSHIDA
Script
Kohei KIYASU, Daihachi YOSHIDA based on a narration by Ryo ASAI
Cinematography
Ryuto KONDO
Music
Tatsuo KONDO
Production
AX-ON
World sales
Nippon Television Network (NTV)
Cast
Ryunosuke KAMIKI, Ai HASHIMOTO, Masahiro HIGASHIDE, Kurumi SHIMIZU
About Daihachi YOSHIDA
吉田大八
Daihachi YOSHIDA, born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1963, studied at Waseda University and won numerous prizes for commercial ads. His first theatrical release FUNUKE SHOW SOME LOVE, YOU LOSERS! (2007 / NC ’08) was invited to the Semaine de la Critique at Cannes. In 2012, he received the Japan Academy Film Prize as Best Director and for the Best Film with THE KIRISHIMA THING (2012 / NC ’13). His film PALE MOON (2014 / NC ’15) was also screened at Nippon Connection. TEKI COMETH (2024 / NC ’25) received multiple awards at the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival.