SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL Special
Nippon Visions ½
Since its founding in 2004, SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL in Saitama has established itself as a crucial platform for spotting Japan’s emerging directing talents. NIPPON CONNECTION presents two award-winning films of last year’s festival, which focus on female characters.
Guests:
Natsuki NAKAGAWA, Akari FUKUNAGA
Teppei ISOBE 磯部鉄平
予定は未定
Who Knows About My Life
Junko is a single working woman in her forties. One day, a marriage registration lands in her hand, which only contains the husband’s name. Teppei ISOBE’s comedy is a plea for personal fulfilment beyond traditional gender expectations.
予定は未定
日本 2018
27 分
監督
磯部鉄平
Teppei ISOBE was born in Osaka in 1978. After graduating from Visual Arts College Osaka, he worked on music videos and commercials as a freelancer. In 2016, he began directing independent short films. For WHO KNOWS ABOUT MY LIFE (2018 / NC ’19), he won the award for best short film at SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2018. F IS FOR FUTURE (2019 / NC ’20) is his first feature-length film.
Natsuki NAKAGAWA
彼女はひとり
She Is Alone
Natsuki NAKAGAWA depicts the destructive activities of suicidal high school student Sumiko, who is blackmailing her classmate Hideaki out of revenge. The film unfolds a psychological analysis of a social environment characterized by hypocrisy.
彼女はひとり
日本 2018
60 分
協賛： The City of Yokohama Frankfurt Representative Office、 Referat für Internationale Angelegenheiten der Stadt Frankfurt am Main
