Sho MIYAKE 三宅唱
Good For Nothing
役立たず
Nippon Visions ½
GOOD FOR NOTHING is almost an anti-coming-of-age tale. Monochrome images explore the winter of Sapporo and follow three teenagers on a failing attempt to become adults.
役立たず
Yakutatazu
Japan 2010
76 minutes
Production
Sho MIYAKE
World sales
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Cast
Takaya SHIBATA, Hideki TAMAI, Tomoaki SANDAN, Tomomitsu ADACHI, Kazuyo KATAGATA
About Sho MIYAKE
三宅唱
Sho MIYAKE, born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1984, studied social sciences at Hitotsubashi University and completed an elementary course in fiction at the Film School of Tokyo. His first feature film PLAYBACK was invited to be part of the competition at the 2012 Locarno Film Festival. His documentary THE COCKPIT (2014 / NC ’15) won the NIPPON VISIONS JURY AWARD. His films AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING (2018 / NC ’19), SMALL, SLOW BUT STEADY (2022 / NC ’22), and ALL THE LONG NIGHTS (2024 / NC ’24) were included in the program of the Berlin International Film Festival.