Hisashi SAITO

A Painful Pair

Nippon Cinema   ª 

They love each other with all their heart - and all their pain, too, for, when-ever either Ryo or Natsu feel any kind of physical pain, their partner feels the same pain. Ryo and Natsu regard this strange phenomenon as a symbol of their profound love. (Panorama)

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A Painful Pair (NC 2003)

Japan 2001

112 minutes

Director
Hisashi SAITO

Script
Hisashi SAITO

Cinematography
Katsuyuki HIRANO

Music
Shinichi KANAZAWA

About Hisashi SAITO

Hisashi SAITO was born in Tokyo in 1959. After studying film at Osaka University of Arts, he first wrote screenplays (including TOKYO FIST by Shinya TSUKAMOTO). In 1998 he made his feature film debut FRENCH DRESSING.




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