Matsui Yoshihiko
MATSUI Yoshihiko (1956, Japan) is a prominent figure in Japanese cult cinema. He gained recognition with The Noisy Requiem (1988) and later directed Where Are We Going? (2007). His latest feature, There Was Such a Thing Before (2025), follows two childhood friends shaped by the trauma of the Fukushima disaster, exploring grief and memory with emotional depth.
Filmography
(selection) The Noisy Requiem (1988), Where Are We Going? (2007), There Was Such a Thing Before (2025)
Matsui Yoshihiko at IFFR
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There Was Such a Thing Before
Matsui Yoshihiko | 131' | Japan | International premiere
A meditation on loss and resilience in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.