OBON Brothers

  • Saturday, June 6, 20:00 Naxoshalle Kino
  • お盆の弟
    Obon no ototo
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 107 min, Japanese with English subtitles, FSK 12
  • Director: Akira OSAKI
  • Script: Shin ADACHI
  • Production: Kirishima 1945, Breath
  • Camera: Masami INOMOTO
  • Music: Taku UNAMI
  • World sales: Third Window Films
  • Cast: Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA, Ken MITSUISHI, Koki OKADA, Aoba KAWAI, Makiko WATANABE
  • World premiere in the presence of the director and the scriptwriter
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award

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Takeshi not only fails at his chosen career as a film director, but also at home. Kicked out by his wife, he moves in with his ill brother. While Takeshi’s wife pushes for divorce, he is dead set on saving the marriage. Even lovely Ryoko cannot divert his attention – or so he thinks. A black-and-white tale of life, love and personal growth.

Director Bio
Akira OSAKI, born in 1961, initially worked on documentaries and commercials before becoming a freelance assistant director for films such as A SCENE AT THE SEA (1991) and SONATINE (1993) by Takeshi KITANO and LINDA LINDA LINDA (2005) by Nobuhiro YAMASHITA. OSAKI made his directorial debut with THE CATCH MAN in 2006, earning the 16th Japan Movie Critics Award for Best New Director.

Filmography
2006 The Catch Man (Kyacchiboruya)

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