Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI 熊切和嘉
A Volatile Woman
Nippon Digital ½
Etsuko, a middle-aged widow, runs a desolate gas station. One day the young and reckless Riichi holds up the store and leaves behind the strangely fascinated Etsuko. KUMAKIRI depicts the startling transformation of a woman who experiences a sexual awakening.
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A Volatile Woman (NC 2006)
Japan 2004
80 minutes
Director
Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI
Script
Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI, Takashi UJITA
Cinematography
Kiyokai HASHIMOTO
Music
Akira MATSUMOTO (AKAINU)
Production
Love Collection Production Committee
World sales
Open Sesame
Cast
Mitsuko ISHII, Shunsuke SAWADA
About Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI
熊切和嘉
Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI was born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1974. He graduated from Osaka University of Arts with his controversial debut feature KICHIKU (1997), which subsequently became an international festival hit and was invited to the Berlin International Film Festival. Nippon Connection has already shown several of his films, including A VOLATILE WOMAN (2004 / NC ’06), MY MAN (2014 / NC ’15), and #MANHOLE (2023 / NC ’23). At the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival, YOKO (2023 / NC ’24) received awards for best film, best leading actress, and best script.