Kei ISHIKAWA 石川慶
Gukoroku - Traces Of Sin
愚行録
Nippon Cinema ª
Several years after the brutal, unsolved murder of a Tokyo family, ambitious reporter Tanaka attempts to find the perpetrators of the crime. Step by step, he comes close to discovering what really happened. First time director Kei ISHIKAWA’s dramatic thriller, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2016, successfully combines genre and suspense elements with social analysis.
愚行録
Japan 2016
120 minutes
Director
Kei ISHIKAWA
Script
Kosuke MUKAI based on a novel by Tokuro NUKUI
Cinematography
Piotr NIEMYJSKI
Music
Takashi OHMAMA
Production
Bandai Visual, TV Tokyo, Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Office Kitano
World sales
Alpha Violet
Cast
Satoshi TSUMABUKI, Hikari MITSUSHIMA, Keisuke KOIDE, Asami USUDA, Yui ICHIKAWA
About Kei ISHIKAWA
石川慶
Kei ISHIKAWA, born in Aichi Prefecture in 1977, studied physics at Tohoku University and went on to study film directing at the Łódź Film School in Poland. He initially directed TV documentaries and short films. His feature film debut, GUKOROKU – TRACES OF SIN (2016 / NC ’17), celebrated its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. His mystery drama A MAN (2022) received eight awards at the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize, including Best Picture and Best Director.