Masanori TOMINAGA
Pumpkin And Mayonnaise
南瓜とマヨネーズ
Nippon Cinema ª
Tsuchida is a bartender but also secretly works as a hostess, so as to support her boyfriend Seiichi in his dream to become a musician. Their relationship is upended when Seiichi finds out what sort of boundaries his girlfriend is crossing. Things get even more confusing when Tsuchida’s ex-lover re-enters her life, awaking long-forgotten feelings. PUMPKIN AND MAYONNAISE is the long-awaited adaptation of Kiriko NANANAN’s manga – a sensitive portrayal of the conflicting feelings of a woman caught between two men.
南瓜とマヨネーズ
Kabocha to mayonezu
Japan 2017
93 minutes
Director
Masanori TOMINAGA
Script
Masanori TOMINAGA based on a manga by Kiriko NANANAN
Cinematography
Yuta TSUKINAGA
Production
Stylejam
World sales
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Cast
Asami USUDA, Taiga, Joe ODAGIRI, Ryuya WAKABA, Ken MITSUISHI, Kodai ASAKA
About Masanori TOMINAGA
Masanori TOMINAGA was born in Ehime Prefecture in 1975, and studied at the Nihon University College of Art. His thesis film DOLMEN (1999) received an honorable mention from the international jury at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. His short film VICUNAS (2002) won the Grand Prix at the Mito Short Film Festival. His feature film debut was THE PAVILLION SALAMANDRE (2006).