Script : Kôji Fukada
Cinematographer : Negishi Kenichi
Editing : Kôji Fukada, Julia Gergory
Set Artist : Harada Yasuaki, Terao Jun
Sound : Kihara Kôji
Music : Onogawa Hiroyuki, Kataoka Yusuke
Cast : Tsutsui Mariko, Ichikawa Mikako, Ikematsu, Ookata Hisako, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Ogawa Miyu
Production :
Comme des Cinémas
Kadokawa Corporation
Tokyo Garage
Distribution :
Art House
44 rue Moncalm
75 018 Paris
01 84 83 13 60
[email protected]
Année : 2019
DCP, Color, 104 mn, OV japanese with french ST
Ichiko is a live-in nurse. She works for a family who have always considered her as one of the family. But when the youngest daughter disappears, Ichiko finds herself accused of being an accomplice in the kidnapping. As we trace back the chain of events, confusion grows : is she guilty ? Who is she really?
"What I wanted to render in the film is the complexity of the Ichiko character, both accomplice and victim, in the crime and in its punishment. It may seem futile but her scratches on the screen are marks made in the hearts of the spectators, and her cry should make them tremble. Ichiko learns to her cost that social position, self-respect and human relationships are like the different floors of a building constructed on sandy ground. And this ground is not just beneath Ichiko but beneath all of us ... In this film and through the character of Ichiko, I wanted to talk about the strength and determination of people who carry on with their lives despite the absurdity of existence.” Kôji Fukada
