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Completed - JAPANESE - Romance - 110 minutes

Log Line

Serendipity in Paris. Romantic story of an elder girlfriend and a younger boyfriend produced by the god of romantic movie Shunji Iwai.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2012 (Debut)
  • Busan 2012 (Premiere)
  • AFM 2012 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Eriko KITAGAWA
Writer(s) : Eriko KITAGAWA
Cast : Miho NAKAYAMA, Osamu MUKAI

Producer(s) : Shunji IWAI (Rockwell Eyes Inc.)

Synopsis

Photographer Sen is to accompany his younger sister Suzume on a sight-seeing trip to Paris, having been told that he is along for good luck, but not being given a reason. Once they arrive in Paris, however, Suzume suddenly announces she needs to be on her own, and abandons Sen.
Lost and unable to find his way back to their hotel, Sen wanders the streets of Paris. He drops his passport, and Aoi, a freelance writer living in the city, steps on it. She breaks a heel which Sen fixes with crazy glue, then gives him directions to the Japanese embassy and a business card.
It will apparently take some time to have a new passport issued. Suzume is not answering her phone, and Sen does not know the name of their hotel. Lost and alone, he uses the business card to contact Aoi. Even though they have only just met, for some reason they find themselves talking easily on the phone.
Sen invites Aoi to dinner.
Aoi gets drunk, and Sen sees her safely home, then remembers he doesn’t know where his hotel is, and stays at her place.
Two people encounter each other by chance in Paris. Is it attraction between them, or are they just seeking solace from loneliness? Many thoughts race through their minds; from this day in Paris on, their lives will never be the same.

Production

Country(ies) : JAPAN

Start of shooting : March 2012

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