Director: Atsushi Hirai

Cast: Junpei Tanaka, Hisakazu Hirai, Mayuko Hirai

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Screenwriter: Atsushi Hirai

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Composer: Benoît Pain

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Year: 2020

Running time: 24 minutes

Synopsis

Takumi left Japan for France despite his father's disapproval. After a long absence, he returns to Toyama, his hometown, a small and declining port on the northern coast of Japan.

Director's biography

Born in Toyama, Japan, Atsushi Hirai studied filmmaking in Tokyo and then in France, where he settled in 2015 and worked as an assistant director, in particular on Damien Manivel’s films. His film, Return to Toyama, was presented in international competition at the Locarno Film Festival. Atsushi Hirai is known for Oyu (2023) and Déclic (2017).