Kunitoshi MANDA
The Kiss
接吻
Nippon Cinema ª
Exploited by her co-workers, Kyoko feels lonely and misunderstood. Watching Sakaguchi’s arrest on live television, who after murdering a happy family turns himself in, Kyoko believes to recognize a familiar soul as he glances at the cameras. She is fascinated by him, writes letters and attends his trial, asks his lawyer to arrange for a visit. When Sakaguchi is sentenced to death, she decides to propose to him.
接吻
Seppun
Japan 2007
108 minutes
Director
Kunitoshi MANDA
Script
Kunitoshi MANDA, Tamami MANDA
Cinematography
Makoto WATANABE
Music
Hiroyuki NAGASHIMA
Production
Geneon Entertainment, Rumble Fish
World sales
Geneon Entertainment
Cast
Eiko KOIKE, Etsushi TOYOKAWA, Toru NAKAMURA, Saburo SHINODA
About Kunitoshi MANDA
Kunitoshi MANDA, born in 1956, first worked as a screenwriter, among others for Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, before making his internationally acclaimed debut in 2001 with UNLOVED. He teaches at the Film School of Tokyo.