Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI 濱口竜介
Intimacies (aka Intimacy)
親密さ
Nippon Visions ½
This unique work is an adaptation of a stage play written by director Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI himself. It is a vivid illustration of the emotional entanglements among young people in their twenties, between intimacy, loneliness and their craving for affection. The simplified stage scenery based on darkness, unexpected inclusions of the audience’s looks and the effective use of close-ups and reverse shots add a unique tension to the film.
親密さ
Shinmitsusa
Japan 2011
136 minutes
Director
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
Script
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
Cinematography
Yoshio KITAGAWA
Music
Hideyuki OKAMOTO
Production
ENBU Seminar
World sales
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
Cast
Ryo SATO, Ayako ITO, Kanako TETSUKA, Toru ARAI, Akihisa SUGAI
About Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
濱口竜介
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI, born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1978, studied at Tokyo University of the Arts. His graduation film PASSION (2008) participated in the competition of the Tokyo FilmEx festival. In 2015, his film HAPPY HOUR earned him international critical acclaim and won multiple awards at the Locarno Film Festival. In 2022, he received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film with DRIVE MY CAR (2021). Nippon Connection has shown a number of his films, including INTIMACIES (2011 / NC ’12) and ASAKO I & II (2018 / NC ’19).