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Lost Paradise in Tokyo

14th(2009) New Currents

Family · Urbanization · Eroticism  

  • CountryJapan
  • Production Year2009
  • Running Time115min
  • Format HD
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
This film explores how easily human life can be neglected and abandoned in a large city. Mikio and his older brother Saneo, who is mentally handicapped, live together and have just buried their father. One day, Mikio hires a hooker named Marin for his brother. Marin is an underground singer who goes by the name Fala. A video producer who is filming Fala’s documentary finds out about her double life, and proposes to film her and Saneo’s sex life. Dreaming about leaving Tokyo with Saneo with a huge sum of money from the film, Mikio and Marin agree to the offer. For director Shiraishi Kazuya, Tokyo is an enclosed space for both normal and abnormal people. It is Paradise Lost. Those who live there must all either hide themselves or be imprisoned there, or lead a double life. Their only hope is to dream. The one who is acting to fulfil his dream is none other than Saneo. The director simply asks ‘Can they truly find their paradise?’
Director
Director
SHIRAISHI Kazuya
Shiraishi Kazuya is from Hokkaido, Japan. He joined the Film Study Group hosted by director Genji Nakamura. Since then, he has worked under Koji Wakamatsu and served as an assistant director for Isao Yukisada and Isshin Inudo. [Lost Paradise in Tokyo] is his first feature.
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Credit
  • Director SHIRAISHI Kazuya 시라이시 가즈야
  • Producer OBINATA Takahito
  • Cast KOBAYASHI Katsuya, Uchida Chika, Uda Takaki
  • Screenplay TAKAHASHI Izumi
  • Cinematography TSUJI Tomohiko
  • Production Design IMAMURA Tsutomu
  • Editor KATO Hitomi
  • Sound URATA Kazuharu
  • Music YASUKAWA Goro
  • Production Company Cine Bazar Inc.
    Toho Studio, 1-4-1 Seijo, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 157-8561, Japan
    hee-koo@jd5.so-net.ne.jp