Wataru HIRANAMI
The Rise And Fall Of The Unparalleled Band
Nippon Visions ½
The band “Guilties” is cult! 12 songs from their last album build the structure of a film about their love for music – and their downfall. In his portrait of these fictional musicians, Wataru HIRANAMI confronts us with a truly energetic and impressively dynamic, yet thoughtful impression of todays’ youth and pop-culture in Japan. And that without ever letting them enter a stage.
Japan 2010
82 minutes
Production
Nobu KANAOKA
World sales
Nobu KANAOKA
Cast
Takeshi TSUCHIYA, Kento HOSODA, Kotori, Takeshi HORIKAWA, Kazuya OGATA
About Wataru HIRANAMI
Wataru HIRANAMI, born in Nagano Prefecture in 1978, learned his craft from Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI starting in 2003. After graduation, he became heavily involved in Japan's independent filmmaking scene. His film SCHERZO was screened at the PIA Film Festival in 2008, and in 2009 the renowned Image Forum Festival screened his short film WORST DREAM OF THE YEAR#01. Besides his work as a director, he has been organizing the event "EIGA TARO" since 2010.