OVER THE TOWN

MACHI NO UEDE

By Rikiya IMAIZUMI

TOEI COMPANY, LTD. - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2020

This film’s story focuses on that which changes, that which doesn’t change, encounters between people, and intersecting emotions, while capturing the current scenery of this cultural nerve center as it undergoes a major transformation.

    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 129 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Rikiya IMAIZUMI
    • Writer(s)
    • Rikiya IMAIZUMI
    • Producer(s)
    • So MOROTA (Amuse, Inc.)
    • Synopsis
    • Ao Arakawa works in a secondhand clothing store in Shimokitazawa. For the most part, he’s a loner. He goes to gigs from time to time, and his favorite bookstore and bar. He doesn’t say much, but he’s not totally silent either. The geographic scope of his daily life is extremely small, as he barely ventures outside of Shimokitazawa. That’s because it supplies him with everything he needs.

      Ao’s humdrum existence is disrupted by the unusual occurrence of an unexpected invitation to act in an independent movie. It takes him a while to work up the courage to accept it, and when he eventually does, a few days pass before he becomes aware that his life is changing. In the meantime, he crosses paths with several women...