2021 / Japan / Fiction / 42′
Directed by Zenzo Sakai
International premiere
Synopsis
Six months pregnant, psychotherapist Mami Kurata is finishing up her last day of clinical sessions before beginning maternity leave. But after she has seen off her final client, a troubled woman, Akemi, arrives at the clinic without an appointment, complaining of strange visions. Reluctantly, Kurata agrees to listen as Akemi begins her tale with the words, “I see a ghost…” As the mysterious woman’s dark story unfolds, Kurata starts to question her own grip on reality while being plunged deep into anxieties of her own.
Biography
Zenzo Sakai is a Tokyo-based film director. While he was enrolled in The Film School of Tokyo, he studied under Makoto Shinozaki and Kunitoshi Manda. The film Sharing, which he wrote, was awarded and screened at the Busan International Film Festival, the San Sebastian International Film Festival, and the Rotterdam International Film Festival. He is currently developing a series of film projects in Drunken Bird with the aim of creating entertainment works focused on Japanese suspense.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Writer Zenzo Sakai
Cinematographer Ryotaro Kawaguchi
Sound Mari Suzuki
Editing Zenzo Sakai
Mix Kazuki Suzuki
Cast Mutsumi Suzuki, Maki Nishiyama, Riku Tanaka, Takashi Matsumoto, Jin Taira, Risa Kameda, Takanori Kamachi
Music Silver Valley (Akihiko Yoshikawa, Tomoya Kudo)
Sets Zenzo Sakai
Special effects Zenzo Sakai
Production Drunken Bird – Zenzo Sakai – drunkenbird.running@gmail.com