Fukada Koji : 2013
Hotori no Sakuko
A girl on the edge of adulthood learns about the deceptions of the adult world. Eighteen-year-old secondary school student Sakuko accompanies her aunt Mikie on a holiday to a resort town on the coast far from Tokyo. Besides cycling trips and strolls on the beach, Mikie hopes to use the two week holiday to complete her research project. Among the new faces Sakuko encounters are a philandering college professor, a tough young waitress, and Takashi, a refugee from Fukushima who works in the hotel belonging to Ukichi, a friend of Mikie's sister. With carefully observed scenes, the film captures the mood of a languid holiday, whilst subtly sketching the psychology of the different characters. Fukada Koji's third feature was winner of the Jury Prize for Best Director at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2013.
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