Synopsis
A Japanese family is confronted with the mother's disease. The profoundly symbolistic images of this short film show us how Yù and his father perceive the possibility of the death and how it affectsa young boy and his vision of life.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriters : Yuki Kawamura, Ikuyo Irie
- Director of Photography : Jean-Philippe Polo
- Music Composer : Yoshihiro Hanno
- Editors : Cristina Hadjizachariou, Junko Watanabe
- Sound Recordist : Masao Saotome
- Producer : Yuki Kawamura
- Sound Editor : François-Xavier Colin
- Special Effects : Bruno Beaudouin
- Sound Mixer : François-Xavier Colin
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Romantic comedy, Psychological drama
- Themes : Love, Death
- Production language : Japanese
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 37 min
- Production formats : DV-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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Awards (1)
About
Selection 2008: international Festival of Warsaw.
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