Nobuhiro YAMASHITA 山下敦弘
どんてん生活
Hazy Life
Nippon Retro ²
Two slackers strike up a friendship at a pachinko parlor and spend their days in a tiny, cluttered apartment, watching porn and idling away their time. For the 25th festival anniversary, Nobuhiro YAMASHITA’s charming 16mm low-budget debut will once again be screened at Nippon Connection in the presence of the director.
Guests:
山下敦弘
どんてん生活
Donten seikatsu
日本 1999
90 分
海外セールス
Slow Learner
キャスト
山本浩司, Teppei UDA, Kitan KO, Hiromichi MAEDA, Maki IMAEDA
About Nobuhiro YAMASHITA
山下敦弘
Nobuhiro YAMASHITA, born in Aichi Prefecture in 1976, studied at Osaka University of Arts and started his career at Planet Studyo +1 in Osaka. His feature film debut HAZY LIFE (1999) was an international success and was screened in 2000 at the first Nippon Connection Film Festival. He had his commercial breakthrough with the comedy LINDA LINDA LINDA (2005 / NC ’08). Establishing his distinctive style with his subsequent works, including A GENTLE BREEZE IN THE VILLAGE (2007 / NC ’07), TAMAKO IN MORATORIUM (2013 / NC ’14), and OVER THE FENCE (2016 / NC ’17), YAMASHITA has become one of the major protagonists of the Japanese film industry. His comedy LET’S GO KARAOKE! (2024) received the 2024 NIPPON CINEMA AWARD.