Takahisa ZEZE 瀬々敬久

Raigyo

Nippon Retro   ² 

The atmospheric tale of two strangers that meet in a hotel in a bleak and polluted rural town, with shocking repercussions. A modern masterpiece of the genre, from one of the “Four Heavenly Kings of Pink”.

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Raigyo (NC 2009)

Japan 1997

75 minutes

Director
Takahisa ZEZE

Script
Kishu IZUCHI

Cinematography
Koichi SAITO

Music
Goro YASUKAWA

About Takahisa ZEZE
瀬々敬久

Takahisa ZEZE, born in Oita Prefecture in 1960, started making first films during his philosophy studies at Kyoto University. After his graduation, he worked for the production company Shishi and made his feature film debut in 1989 with the pink film GOOD LUCK JAPAN. In the 1990s, he became one of the leading pink film directors and wrote many screenplays under various pen names. His film HEAVEN’S STORY (2010 / NC ’11) won the FIPRESCI Award at the 2011 Berlinale. In 2016, he had one of the biggest annual box office hits in Japan with the mystery drama 64.