New feature film with original Screenplay is a tragedy and comedy set in a woman's funeral.
This film depicting the last moments of a woman's life,
is a heavy comedy packed with the largest of irony and love.
The woman Mr.Yokotani loved most in his life and hated most,
his former wife Kaoru suddenly died.
Kaoru left a ending note and testament for Mr.Yokotani.
What is Kaoru ’s testament to him?
It was“Performing Kaoru's funeral!”
Looking For My Lost Sunflowers 2014/25min
A story in which a man who has forgotten to lose his dream returns to his hometown,
finds the "seed" of his dream in the past and finds his own way again.
SYNOPSIS
Mr. Murakami who works as a salesman of a pharmaceutical company is busy working day to day.
And, he went out drinking with his boss tonight at the weekend in a pub. The specialty of the Izakaya was "collage books,A collection of messages of graduates ".
Mr. Murakami finds a message on his alma mater's notebook.
"Do the sunflowers bloom in the courtyard this summer still?"
In order to confirm the answer, Mr. Murakami got into the train with drunk momentum!
CAST
Bunki Sugiura
Koji Kuroda
Hiroyuki Shigeta
Kouki Tsurunishi
Kohdai Yamaguchi
Eiko Kutsuma
Cocoro Ikeda
Hiroaki Ookawa
STAFF
Director / Noriko Yuasa
Producer / Naoya Asanuma,Ryo Ikeda
Screenplay / Koutarou Ishido,Noriko Yuasa
Music by / Koji Endo
Cinematography / Makoto Kitayama
Sound Mixer / Shohei Ide
Editing / Takuya Ito
English Subtitles by / Kaori Hayashi
Sound Effect, Sound Facility / SOUND KIDS
Assistant Director / Takuya Ito
Film Festival
Fukuoka Independent Film Festival 2014
/ Won “Best 40-min Movie Award” -Screened in Fukuoka Asia Museum AJIBI Hall
Aichi International Woman’s Film Festival 2014
/ Nominated for an official Selection in Short Film Competition -Screened in Will Aichi
16th Made-in Busan Independent Film Festival
/ The invitation screening in BUSAN CINEMA CENTER at Busan, South Korea in Nov. 2014
4th O!!iDo Short Film Festival
/ Chosen as an official selection -Screened in Shibuya Uplink 2014
Fukuoka Independent Film Festival 2015
/ The invitation screening in Fukuoka Asia Museum AJIBI Hall
MIYAZAKI Independent Film Festival 2015
/ The invitation screening in Miyazaki Carino, Theater 88 2015
9th Odawara Film Festival
/ Chosen as an official selection -Screened in old SANHUKU 2015
Independent Film Festival in BEPPU 2015
/ The invitation screening in Beppu Bluebird theater
Fukuoka Independent Film Festival 2017
/ Special Screening -Screened at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (September 10, 2017)