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KYRIE

28th(2023) A Window on Asian Cinema

Family/Child · Crime/Violence · Love/Romance · Coming of Age · Women · Music/Dance · Disaster · Human Rights/Labor/Social  

  • CountryJapan
  • Production Year2023
  • Running Time178min
  • Format DCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
In the Great East Japan Earthquake, a young girl named Luca loses her family and is left with a disability that prevents her from speaking properly. She can, however, make her voice heard when she sings. When she remembers that her dead sister’s boyfriend is attending a university in Osaka, she travels there only to end up in an orphanage despite the best intentions of the people who care about her. Over time, Luca becomes Kyrie, a singer who sings on the streets. Her old friend Ikko, whom she meets by chance, offers to be her manager. Will Kyrie succeed as a singer with Ikko’s help? Iwai Shunji tells the story of heartbroken girls in this movie. The pain that begins with the death of a family member or a farewell leaves an indelible mark on their lives, and their desperate attempts to overcome it resonate in their songs. Real-life singer AiNA THE END plays Kyrie, and she is supported by a top-notch cast including Hirose Suzu, Kuroki Haru, and Matsumura Hokuto. (NAM Dong-chul)
Director
Director
IWAI Shunji
Iwai Shunji was born in Sendai in 1963 and begain his career working in TV dramas and music videos. Iwai made his feature film directorial debut with Undo (1994), for which he won the NETPAC Award at the Berlin Film Festival the following year. He directed Love Letter (1995) and Picnic (1996), and April Story (1998). His 2001 film, All About Lily Chou-Chou, was selected for the Kinema Junpo Best 10 Japanese Films of the 2000s. Iwai’s other directorial works include Hana and Alice (2003), A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016), among others.
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Credit
  • Director IWAI Shunji 이와이 슌지
  • Cast AiNA THE END, Hokuto MATSUMURA, Haru KUROKI, Suzu HIROSE
  • Screenplay Shunji IWAI
  • Music Takeshi KOBAYASHI
  • Production Company Rockwell Eyes Inc.
    Japan 1-11-11, Akatsutsumi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

  • World Sales TOEI COMPANY, LTD.
    Japan 2-17, 3-Chome, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo