Akio FUJIMOTO 藤元明緒
Passage of Life
僕の帰る場所
Nippon Visions ½
Burmese boy Kaung and his family emigrated to Japan with the hope for a better life. They have lived in Tokyo for years, but never obtained a visum. The daily strain of their illegal residence eventually starts to tear the family apart. Based on a true story and filled with empathy and poignancy, PASSAGE OF LIFE tells the story of a family facing imminent separation from each other – maybe forever.
僕の帰る場所
Boku no kaeru basho
Japan, Myanmar 2017
98 minutes
Production
E.x.N
World sales
E.x.N
Cast
Kaung MYAT THU, Khin MYAT THU, Issace, Htet MYAT NAING, Yuki KITAGAWA
About Akio FUJIMOTO
藤元明緒
Born in Osaka in 1988, Akio FUJIMOTO studied at the Visual Arts Academy Osaka. During his studies, he shot his first short film PSYCHEDELIC FAMILY (2012), which received many positive reviews at international film festivals. His first feature film PASSAGE OF LIFE (2017 / NC ’18) won the Best Asian Future Film Award as well as the Spirit of Asia Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2017.