Toshimichi FUJIOKA
The Frivolous
映画「立候補」
Nippon Visions ½
It's the 2012 election for the governorship of Osaka. This documentary shows us some of the usual routine: well-known professional politicians backed by the influential and established parties, leading their campaigns. But among them we see candidates like eccentric “Mac” Akasaka, who has no chance of winning. Is it possible that we can still learn something about politics from him?
映画「立候補」
Eiga Rikkoho
Japan 2013
100 minutes
Production
word and sentence
World sales
pictures dept.
Cast
Mac AKASAKA, Hideyoshi HASHIBA, Koichi TOYAMA, Masaaki TAKAHASHI, Masaru NAKAMURA
About Toshimichi FUJIOKA
After working in the field of TV commercials in Tokyo for some years, Toshimichi FUJIOKA (born in 1976) returned to his hometown in Yamaguchi Prefecture and worked as a news agent. His debut film FUJIYAMA NI MISSILE was followed by a long hiatus, after which he decided to work on his new film project, THE FRIVOLOUS.