Akihiro TODA
The Name
名前
Nippon Visions ½
At 45, Masao’s life seems like a complete failure: His wife has left him and his company is bankrupt. When he befriends Emiko, a strange female high school student who seems to know everything about him, things take a fateful turn. Akihiro TODA’s film is a gut-wrenching examination of life, loneliness, and lies people tell themselves.
名前
Namae
Japan 2017
114 minutes
Production
Cheese Film, GLASGOW15, Marcot
World sales
ARGO PICTURES, GLASGOW15
Cast
Kanji TSUDA, Ren KOMAI, Mariko TSUTSUI, Mayuko NISHIYAMA, Kazuki NAMIOKA
About Akihiro TODA
Akihiro TODA was born in Nara Prefecture in 1983 and graduated with a degree in theater arts from Kindai University. He founded the production company Cheese Film in 2014, as well as the theater group Cheese Theater in 2017. He won several awards for his short films and made his feature film debut with TANGERINES ON CAT in 2014. His feature films THE NAME (2017 / 'NC 18) and WE HAVE THE SAME MORNING (2021) were screened at numerous film festivals. TODA also works as a screenwriter and theater director. ICHIKO (2023 / NC ’24) is based on his own award-winning stage play.