Yoshihiko TANIGUCHI 谷口慈彦
嬉々な生活
Happy Life
Nippon Visions ½
Kiki has to take care of her younger siblings and earn a living after her mother dies and her father loses his job. She earns barely enough to survive, so she tries to take her life in a new direction with the help of her teacher. With a captivating cast, Yoshihiko TANIGUCHI’s indie drama won two awards at the 2024 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL.
嬉々な生活
Kikina seikatsu
日本 2024
91 分
海外セールス
Geta Films
キャスト
Chiyuri NISHIGUCHI, Sankichi KAWAMOTO, Ayako WATANABE, Mio MORI, Yuwa ISHIBASHI
About Yoshihiko TANIGUCHI
谷口慈彦
Yoshihiko TANIGUCHI, born in Osaka in 1979, studied at the Visual Arts College of Osaka and went on to work as an acting teacher, lecturer for film workshops, and director for commercials. In 2019, he founded his own production company belly roll, which produced Teppei ISOBE’s F IS FOR FUTURE (2019 / NC ‘20) and other films. Also in 2019, he made his feature-length debut as a director with CICADA GROWING CHRISTMAS. His second directorial work HAPPY LIFE had its world premiere at the 2024 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL, where it received two awards.