• World Premiere

Indie Forum

Young Birds

雛鳥

Director: IZUMI Eriko (泉絵理子)

2021｜Japan, China, Thailand｜80min｜Language: Japanese｜Subtitles: English

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Cast

OTSUKA Nanaho (大塚菜々穂)
Jeremy WANG (王京)
HIDAKA Nanami (日高七海)
MATSUBAYASHI Urara (松林うらら)
KATO Saki (加藤紗希)

Synopsis

Following graduation from college, Mina (OTSUKA Nanaho) has been working as a fashion designer but she lacks confidence and has no real goals set for herself and so she doesn’t find her job worthwhile. She also feels uncomfortable because her mother always compares her to her successful older sister. When Mina is reunited with her talented former classmate Saori, she becomes gloomy as she recognises sources of her unhappiness. Change comes, however, when Mina meets a bright and confident Chinese person who is the exact opposite of herself. This meeting causes Mina to remember her own goals and dreams that she had lost sight of and they re-emerge during an important design competition Saori is also taking part in.

This drama, the debut feature of new directing talent IZUMI Eriko, stars thee cream of the crop of talented indie film actresses including OTSUKA Nanaho, from “Jeux de Plage” (2019, OAFF 2019), HIDAKA Nanami, from “The Hungry Lion” (2018), and MATSUBAYASHI Urara “Kamata Prelude” (2020: OAFF2020).

[Jason MAHER]

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