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THE NAME

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Director: TODA Akihiro (戸田彬弘)

2018|Japan|114min|Language: Japanese|Subtitles: English

Date Time Venue Guest
3/18 (Sun) 18:45 ABC Hall  Closing Ceremony
THE NAME
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Story
MICHIO Shusuke (道尾秀介)
Cast
TSUDA Kanji (津田寛治)
KOMAI Ren (駒井蓮)
TSUTSUI Mariko (筒井真理子)
KANSYUJI Tamotsu (勧修寺保都)
MATSUMOTO Honoka (松本穂香)
INTRODUCTION OF THE FILM

“THE NAME” is a mysterious drama film by the director TODA Akihiro (戸田彬弘) who is known for “Neko ni mikan” (ねこにみかん). He is active as a theater director, scriptwriter and producer. This script was adapted from a story by Naoki Prize-winning author MICHIO Shusuke (道尾秀介). The film stars TSUDA Kanji, a veteran actor who appears in KITANO Takeshi(北野武)’s films and works in both the mainstream and independent film industries, and KOMAI Ren, a rising star best known from “kokoronifukukaze”(心に吹く風) directed by YOON Seok-ho. NEGISHI Kenichi(根岸憲一) worked as cinematographer and he is best known for working with director FUKADA Koji (深田晃司).

STORY

Having failed with his business and gone absolutely penniless, Masao (45) divorced with his wife, and is currently leading a hopeless life in Ibaraki. One day, a mysterious high school girl, going by the name Emiko, showed up before Masao. Every now and then, Masao would be toyed around by Emiko, but little by little he started taking a liking to her loveliness. As days went by, Masao started opening up to Emiko – something that he rarely did to others. However, there was just something about Emiko – something that bothered Masao - that wouldn’t go away.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Born in 1983, TODA works as a film director, a stage director and a performance instructor. After he graduated from Kinki University with a major in Theater Arts where he studied the Lecoq System, he made his directorial debut in 2014 with his feature “Neko ni mikan”, which received the Semi-Grand Prix Award at the New Directors Film Festival. He is also a writer and stage director and has also worked as a performance instructor for 8 years. At this point, over 1,000 people have attended his lectures. He has directed the stage performance, “THE VOICE” at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater.

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