Programs
After the Fever
FILMeX Competition
Introduction
Japan / 2023 / 127 min
Director：YAMAMOTO Akira
Sanae, who once tried to kill her lover in order to keep her own love alive. Released from jail after several years, she is introduced to Kenta, who works in forestry, at an arranged marriage meeting. Because he accepts her in his own way, she accepts him too, and they take the plunge to get married, despite Kenta being well aware of her past. At first glance, they would seem to be happily married. However, when a mysterious woman named Adachi-their neighbor-appears, their stars begin to slip out of alignment. The second feature-length film from the young and talented YAMAMOTO Akira, whose Tokyo University of the Arts graduate school graduation film “Speak Low” (2018) was screened at the Marseille International Film Festival and the Jeonju International Film Festival. A story with an occasionally drastic narrative fully expressed through the remarkable performances of the actors. HASHIMOTO Ai's tum as Sanae in particular is unforgettable, as Sanae seeks to discover what love means to her and tries to push it to the limit. Premiered in the New Currents section of the 28th Busan International Film Festival.
Director：YAMAMOTO Akira
Born 1991, in Hiroshima, he studied film at Tokyo Zokei University. After graduation he worked at a video production company while filming his grandfather living in Hiroshima for "Cycling” (2015), selected for the 38th Pia Film Festival. He studied under film directors SUWA Nobuhiro and KUROSAWA Kiyoshi at the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media. His graduate film, “Speak Low" was an official selection at both the 29th Marseille International Film Festival and the 20th Jeonju International Film Festival. This film, his commercial debut, has been shown to acclaim overseas, including in the New Currents section of the 28th Busan International Film Festival and at the 60th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei.
Schedule
11/23（Thr）14:40 -
Yurakucho Asahi Hall