Kiyoshi KUROSAWA 黒沢清
旅のおわり世界のはじまり
To The Ends Of The Earth
Nippon Cinema ª
A Japanese TV crew is on the search for a mythical creature in Uzbekistan. Their presenter, Yoko, can’t cope with the surroundings and starts to unravel. NIPPON HONOR AWARD recipient Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, aided by Atsuko MAEDA’s charismatic performance, directs a film about human miscommunication that has both uproariously funny and darkly sinister moments.
旅のおわり世界のはじまり
Tabi no owari sekai no hajimari
日本, Uzbekistan 2019
120 分
About Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
黒沢清
Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, born in Kobe in 1955, began his career as an assistant director for veterans such as Shinji SOMAI. His international breakthrough came with CURE (1997 / NC ‘16). He won the Prix Un Certain Regard twice at the Cannes Film Festival: in 2008 for TOKYO SONATA (NC ‘16) and in 2015 for JOURNEY TO THE SHORE (NC ‘16). He also taught for 20 years at Tokyo University of the Arts in Yokohama. He received the NIPPON HONOR AWARD at the Nippon Connection Film Festival 2016.