Completed - JAPANESE - Drama - 91 minutes
“ASLEEP” is the latest film starring ANDO Sakura, a remarkable presence in the contemporary Japanese film industry. Photographer-filmmaker WAKAGI Shingo adapts YOSHIMOTO Banana’s eponymous bestselling 1989 novel into a film for the first time.
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Shingo WAKAGI Writer(s) : Shingo WAKAGI Cast : Sakura ANDO, Mitsuki TANIMURA, Arata IURA
Why do I sleep so much when I am alone... Terako, who falls into a deep sleep at times, often remembers her best friend, Shiori, who has committed suicide. She quits her job, and sees an older boyfriend, Iwanaga, who has a wife in a vegetative state. The phone calls from him are recognizable for Terako even when she is asleep. The shock from her friend’s death and anxiety and loneliness from the love affair makes Terako’s sleep deeper and deeper.“ASLEEP” is the latest film starring ANDO Sakura, a remarkable presence in the contemporary Japanese film industry. Photographer-filmmaker WAKAGI Shingo adapts YOSHIMOTO Banana’s eponymous bestselling 1989 novel into a film for the first time. His camerawork vividly portrays the protagonist's changing emotions, inner darkness and hope.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
Osaka Asian Film Festival 2015 (Opening Film)