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Deep in the forest of the small rural village Harasawa, single parent Takumi lives with his young daughter, Hana, and takes care of odd jobs for locals, chopping wood and hauling pristine well water. The overpowering serenity of this untouched land of mountains and lakes, where deer peacefully roam free, is about to be disrupted by the imminent arrival of the Tokyo company Playmode, which is ready to start construction on a glamping site for city tourists—a plan, which Takumi and his neighbors discover, that will have dire consequences for the ecological health and cleanliness of their community. The potent and foreboding new film from Oscar-winning director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, both NYFF59) is a haunting, entirely unexpected cinematic experience that reconstitutes the boundaries of the ecopolitical thriller. Intensified by a rapturous, ominous score by Eiko Ishibashi, this mesmeric journey diverges from country-vs-city themes to straddle the line between the earthy and the metaphysical. An NYFF61 Main Slate selection. A Sideshow and Janus Films release.
Original Release
12/01/2023
US Release
05/03/2024
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hitoshi Omika | Takumi |
Ryô Nishikawa | (as Rei Nishikawa) / Hana |
Ryûji Kosaka | Takahashi |
Ayaka Shibutani | Mayuzumi |
Hazuki Kikuchi | Sachi |
Hiroyuki Miura | Kazuo |
Yoshinori Miyata | Horiguchi |
Taijirô Tamura | Mr. Suruga |
Yûto Torii | Tatsuki |
Takako Yamamura | Yoshiko |
Directors
Writers
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Eiko Ishibashi
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hitoshi Omika | Takumi |
Ryô Nishikawa | (as Rei Nishikawa) / Hana |
Ryûji Kosaka | Takahashi |
Ayaka Shibutani | Mayuzumi |
Hazuki Kikuchi | Sachi |
Hiroyuki Miura | Kazuo |
Yoshinori Miyata | Horiguchi |
Taijirô Tamura | Mr. Suruga |
Yûto Torii | Tatsuki |
Takako Yamamura | Yoshiko |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Shô Harada | Executive Producer |
Katsumi Tokuyama | Executive Producer |
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Producer |
Eiko Ishibashi | Producer |
Tomohisa Ishii | Producer |
Satoshi Takada | Producer |