Synopsis
The story follows a scriptwriter named Lee who is processing what is happening in her life. She meets an innkeeper, who goes by the name Ben-zō, while traveling.
Filmmaker
Shô Miyake
He studied Social Sciences first and then Fiction at the Tokyo Film School. He made his feature film debut in 2012 with Playback, which took him to Locarno. He has directed six more films, premiered at international festivals such as Berlin and Beijing, where he portrays the fragmentation of human relationships in contemporary Japan, establishing him as one of the leading filmmakers in his country.
Filmography: Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025, D'A 2026), All the Long Nights (2024), Throwing in John Ford's Movies (2022), Small, Slow But Steady (2022), Wild Tour (2019), And Your Bird Can Sing (2018), Misshi to bannin (2017), Hachigatsu Youka (short, 2016), Nagahama (short, 2016), 4:45 2nd Chance (short, 2016), The Cockpit (2015), Yakutatazu (2012), Playback (2012)
Awards and festivals
Golden Leopard
SAN SEBASTIÁN FILM FESTIVAL
BUSAN FILM FESTIVAL
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