Sunset Sunrise
(サンセット・サンライズ)
A Tokyoite enjoys the delights of rural living during the COVID panemic in this heartfelt comedy.
Japan | Comedy-drama | 2024 | 139 minutes
In Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Director: Yoshiyuki Kishi
Screenwriter: Kankuro Kudo
Starring: Masaki Suda, Mao Inoue, Masatoshi Nakamura, Pistol Takehara
Film Source: Free Stone
SYNOPSIS:
During the COVID pandemic, Shinsaku leaves Tokyo and moves to a rural town in northeastern Japan to work remotely. Despite a rough welcome, he tries to win the townspeople over with his inherent positivity and initiative.
Fame screenwriter and northeastern Japan native Kankuro Kudo pays tribute to the resilience of his hometown in this earnest comedy-drama. Drawing from his interactions with victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami as a documentary filmmaker, Yoshiyuki Kishi authentically captures the northeasterners’ way of life, particularly their ability to find joy from the everyday even in rough times.
Yoshiyuki Kishi, Director
Born in 1964. After graduating from Waseda University in 1987, he joined TV Man Union in 1986 and began his career in documentary programs, winning numerous broadcast awards and high acclaim. His feature film directorial debut, Double Life (2016), won the Best Director Award at the 14th Vladivostok International Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at the New York Asian Film Festival. His second feature film, Wilderness (2017) won many Japanese film awards, as well as the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Asian Film Awards. His third feature Prior Convictions was awarded the Best Actress at the Hochi Film Award in 2022. With his film (Ab)normal Desire (2023), he won both the Director's Award and the Audience Award at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival.
Screening Date:
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Showtime:
7:00 PM
Doors open 30 minutes before screening.
Location:
AMC NEWCITY14
1500 N. Clybourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60610
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