Completed - JAPANESE - Social issues, Black comedy, Art - Culture - 117 minutes
The Watanabe Brothers create ambitious films with a unique view and sensibility, and here, expose the twisted depths of Japanese society and the inexplicable tendencies of Japanese people.
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Hirobumi WATANABE Writer(s) : Hirobumi WATANABE Cast : Hirobumi WATANABE, Gaku IMAMURA Producer(s) : Hirobumi WATANABE, Yuji WATANABE
In a suburb north of Tokyo that seems to be secluded from the world’s madness and malice, Yusuke Mizuhara works as a lifeguard at a swimming pool. With no family, friends or love, his life is lonely and monotonous. One day, he goes to another pool as a replacement guard with his unpopular coworker Koji Shirasaki… The latest film by Hirobumi and Yuji Watanabe of And the Mud Ship Sails Away… and 7 Days, both of which screened at TIFF, POOLSIDEMAN marks the debut of Gaku Imamura in the title role. The Watanabe Brothers create ambitious films with a unique view and sensibility, and here, expose the twisted depths of Japanese society and the inexplicable tendencies of Japanese people.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
Tokyo - TiffCom 2016 (Splash Grandprix)Karlovy Vary 2017 (Another View)