Kenji UCHIDA 内田けんじ
Weekend Blues
Nippon Digital ½
This is a story filled with humor and pathos regarding the missing day of a dull businesswoman. The tense has been rearranged in the script, which makes it intricate, but the narration is kept simple. The director also gives a fine performance as a supporting actor.
About Kenji UCHIDA
内田けんじ
Kenji UCHIDA, born in 1972, studied filmmaking at San Francisco State University from 1992 to 1998. After his return to Japan he made his feature film debut with WEEKEND BLUES, which received several awards at the Pia Film Festival in 2001. His second film, A STRANGER OF MINE, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005 and led to his artistic breakthrough.