Kazuya SHIRAISHI 白石和彌

One Night

ひとよ

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Koharu kills her husband, hoping to end a spiral of abuse. After 15 years in prison, she returns and is confronted with hostile reactions from her neighbors and the broken dreams of her three abandoned children. Kazuya SHIRAISHI’s intense family drama ventures into big questions about society and parenting. His chilling answer: No matter what you do, it's wrong. We also present Kazuya SHIRAISHI’s film SEA OF REVIVAL.

ひとよ
Hitoyo

Japan 2019

123 minutes

Director
Kazuya SHIRAISHI

Script
Izumi TAKAHASHI based on a play by Yuko KUWABARA

Cinematography
Atsuhiro NABESHIMA

Music
Takashi OHMAMA

About Kazuya SHIRAISHI
白石和彌

Kazuya SHIRAISHI, born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1974, worked as an assistant director for Koji WAKAMATSU, Isao YUKISADA and Isshin INUDO. LOST PARADISE IN TOKYO (2010) was his directorial debut. His films have been shown at the most important international film festivals and have won numerous awards. The Nippon Connection Film Festival has screened many of his films, such as BIRDS WITHOUT NAMES (2017 / NC ’18), THE BLOOD OF WOLVES (2018 / NC ’19), DARE TO STOP US (2018 / NC ’19) and LAST OF THE WOLVES (2021 / NC ’22).

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