Lost Paradise in Tokyo

  • 115'
  • Japan
  • 2009
Where can the unconventional trio who meet each other in an apartment in Tokyo find happiness? On a tropical island they dream of, or just with each other? After the funeral of his father, Mikio is left to take care of his elder, mentally handicapped brother. It pains him to have to lock him up sometimes, but Mikio is nice enough to order a call girl for him occasionally as well. As a result, they receive a visit from Marin, a cheerful and lively girl who hopes to make it as a singer in the hip underground scene of Tokyo.
From that moment on, anything is possible in Shiraishi Kazuya's directing debut, a candid tragicomedy filled with touching details. We even get to see a documentary film maker with a professional interest in handicapped sex. Through perverse twists, whimsical turns and the revelation of a tragedy from the past, this laconic low-budget film acquires an unexpected emotional profundity.



  • 115'
  • Japan
  • 2009
Director
Shiraishi Kazuya
Premiere
European premiere
Country of production
Japan
Year
2009
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
115'
Medium
HDcam
Language
Japanese
Producers
Mieko Higashi, Obinata Takahito, Hiroaki Saito
Production Company
Cine Bazar Inc.
Sales
Cine Bazar Inc.
Screenplay
Takahashi Izumi, Shiraishi Kazuya
Cinematography
Tsuji Tomohiko
Editor
Kato Hitomi
Production Design
Imamura Tsutomu
Sound Design
Urata Kazuharu
Music
Yasukawa Goro
Cast
Kobayashi Katsuya
Director
Shiraishi Kazuya
Premiere
European premiere
Country of production
Japan
Year
2009
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
115'
Medium
HDcam
Language
Japanese
Producers
Mieko Higashi, Obinata Takahito, Hiroaki Saito
Production Company
Cine Bazar Inc.
Sales
Cine Bazar Inc.
Screenplay
Takahashi Izumi, Shiraishi Kazuya
Cinematography
Tsuji Tomohiko
Editor
Kato Hitomi
Production Design
Imamura Tsutomu
Sound Design
Urata Kazuharu
Music
Yasukawa Goro
Cast
Kobayashi Katsuya