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AUGUST IN TOKYO

愛の小さな歴史

By Ryutaro NAKAGAWA

TOKYO NEW CINEMA INC. - as SALES / DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, JAPAN / PROD / FIN

Drama - Completed 2014

'August in Tokyo' presents a parallel story of a man and a woman living in suburb of Tokyo.

Tokyo International Film Festival 2014

Official Selection

- Year of production
- 2014
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art - Culture
- Countries
- JAPAN
- Languages
- JAPANESE
- Duration
- 82 mn
- Director(s)
- Ryutaro NAKAGAWA
- Writer(s)
- Ryutaro NAKAGAWA
- Cast
- Sosuke IKEMATSU, Eriko NAKAMURA, Takashi OKITO, Ken MITSUISHI, Manami TAKAHASHI
- Synopsis
- In a corner of the city, a man named Natsuo lives as a yakuza and a woman named Natsuki works part-time. Although they rarely think about their families, they attempt to reunite with them. Brother and sister, father and daughter; the distance between them begins to shrink, but... This film portrays the dynamics of people trying to co-exist in nature and in the city. Even though two individuals may be insignificant in the context of a society, one life meets another and they move forward. This is a film for future generation.
  
  “Dives into emotions without holding back”
  -Cahiers Du Cinema (Dec. 2014)
  
  “Engaging story of converging lives confirms a fresh talent in Japanese indie cinema”
  -Film Business Asia (http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/august-in-tokyo)
  
  Highlights of this film include notable actors of Japan; Sosuke Ikematsu (The Last Samurai, Pale Moon), Ken Mitsuishi [Audition, Outrage Beyond (Kitano Film), Tokyo Playboy Club], Eriko Nakamura (Love Whirlpool, A Piece of Our Life).