Masahide ICHII 市井昌秀
Naked Of Defenses
Nippon Digital ½
Following her miscarriage, Ritsuko, a young forewoman at a factory, buries herself in inner isolation. Then the pregnant, fun-loving Chinatsu enters her hermetic world and old wounds are reopened. But she also brings change.
Related Events:
PIA Film Festival Special 2: Naked of Defenses (NC 2009)
Japan 2008
88 minutes
Production
Toko Toya
World sales
PIA Film Festival
Cast
Ayako MORIYA, Sanae KONNO, Ryuki NISHIMOTO, Kuniaki NAKAMURA, Naoko KAKINUMA
About Masahide ICHII
市井昌秀
Masahide ICHII, born in Toyama Prefecture in 1976, started his career as a comedian, actor and screenwriter before becoming a film director. His debut feature film DOG DAYS DREAM (2005) earned him critical acclaim and was awarded at the PIA Film Festival in 2006. Nippon Connection has screened his films NAKED OF DEFENSES (2008 / NC ’09), BLINDLY IN LOVE (2013 / NC ’15), and THE STORMY FAMILY (2019 / NC ’21).