Land of the Singing Dog (The)Directed by Yann Dedet
Produced by Maïa Films
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 35 min
Production year : 2002
DirectorActorsSynopsisTôyô and Yoshiko Mahiru, two Japanese scientists, settle in a small town surrounded by forest in France’s Jura region.
Tôyô, a musicologist, is searching for a dog that sings. Yoshiko, his wife, is researching an ancient religious settlement once found in France and Japan. They’ve bought everything they need with them – tatamis, dried seaweed and portraits of their ancestors – thereby arousing the curiosity of the town’s inhabitants.
Tôyô is quickly overtaken by a strange, compelling and almost crazy idea. He feels that one of the locals desires Yoshiko and sees this as a way to ensure a descendant to their childless marriage. He secretly organizes his disappearance to leave the young man room to be near his wife. Production and distributionAssociate production company : Maïa Films
Film export/Foreign Sales : Mercure Distribution
Full creditsExecutive Producer : Gilles Sandoz
Screenwriters : Yann Dedet, Stéphane Bouquet
Director of Photography : Nathalie Durand
Sound Recordist : Yolande Decarsin
Production Manager : Bénédicte Mellac
Press Attaché (film) : Jean-Charles Canu
Editor : Mathilde Muyard
Production Designer : Christophe Offret
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Comedy
Production language : French, Japanese
Nationality : 100% French
Production year : 2002
Runtime : 1 h 35 min
Current status : Upcoming release
Approval : Unknown
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.66
Sound format : Dolby SRD
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