Archive of films River's Edge / River's Edge

Japan
2018, 118 min

Section: Horizons
Year: 2018

A group of high-schoolers from the outskirts of Tokyo engage in seemingly insignificant disputes. But in the context of both sincere and entirely self-seeking relationships, some individuals confront existential questions for the first time.  Directed with a self-assured hand, the film offers a look at Japan’s teen generation – kids who are trying to take control of their lives without role models or any other assistance.


Synopsis

Screened at this year’s Berlinale, award-winning director Isao Yukisada’s latest movie investigates the world of Japan’s desolate young generation – kids who are trying to take control of their lives without role models or any other help from adults. Set on the industrial outskirts of Tokyo, the unembellished story follows a diverse group of high-schoolers as they engage in seemingly insignificant disputes. But in the context of both sincere and entirely self-seeking relationships, some individuals confront existential questions for the first time. The director’s self-confident hand authentically reveals the burden placed on the shoulders of growing children, and supplies the necessary tension, strength, and credibility for this mosaic of human stories.

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About the director

Isao Yukisada

Isao Yukisada (b. 1968, Kumamoto, Japan). Selected filmography: Open House (1998), Go (2001), Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (Sekai no chûshin de, ai o sakebu, 2004), Parade (Parêdo, 2009), Entaku (2014), Aroused by Gymnopedies (Jimunopedi ni midareru, 2016)

Contacts

Kino Films Co., Ltd.
3rd Floor AXALL ROPPONGI 7-8-6 Roppongi Minato-ku 106-0032, , Tokyo
Japan
Tel: +81 364 592 671
E-mail: [email protected]

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About the film

Color, DCP

Section: Horizons
   
Director: Isao Yukisada
Screenplay: Misaki Setoyama
Dir. of Photography: Kenji Maki
Music: Hiroko Sebu
Editor: Tsuyoshi Imai
Art Director: Naoki Soma
Producer: Shinji Ogawa, Takahiro Yoshizawa, Shunsuke Koga, Tsuyoshi Sugiyama
Production: Thefool
Coproduction: Kino Films Co., Ltd.
Cast: Fumi Nikaidou, Ryo Yoshizawa, Shuhei Uesugi, Sumire, Shiori Doi, Aoi Morikawa
Sales: Kino Films Co., Ltd.

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Isao Yukisada

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