Completed - JAPANESE - Drama, Comedy - 107 minutes
In a Japan, people from Saitama Prefecture suffer from discrimination and require a passport to enter Tokyo. Momomi, the spoiled son of Tokyo’s governor is a student at an elite school in the capital. He strikes up a close friendshuip with new student Rei – who just happens to hail from Saitama.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Hideki TAKEUCHI Cast : Fumi NIKAIDO , GACKT
Not long ago, the people of Japan’s Saitama Prefecture suffered terrible discrimination from the neigbouring metropolis of Tokyo and couldn’t even enter the capital without a passport. Those caught without their papers were forcibly expelled. Studying in an elite private school in Tokyo is Momomi Hakuhodo (Nikaido), the spoiled son of the city’s governer. Momomi is president of the student council and sits atop a hierarchical pyramid with the reviled Saitamites at the bottom. The arrival of Rei Asami (Gackt), a transfer student from the U.S., turns Momomi’s life upside down. Before long, the pair become inseparable but when Momomi learns Rei is a Saitamite and key member in a movement to abolish the passport system, he’s faced with a difficult decision.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
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Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival 2019Udine Far East Film Festival 2019Nippon Connection Film Festival 2019Fantaspoa - International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre 2019Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2019Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2019New York Asian Film Festival 2019Fantasia International Film Festival 2019Camera Japan Festival 2019Japannual Japanese Film Festival Vienna 2019Five Flavours Film Festival 2019Japan Academy Film Prize 2019 (Director of the Year, Screenplay of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing)Blue Ribbons Awards 2019 (Best Film, Best Actor)