SKIP CITY Alumni Reunion
Missing ◊ none◊
- Onsite
- 7.19 (Wed) 17:30 Convention Hall
Satoshi and his daughter Kaede live quietly in downtown Osaka. “I saw the serial killer that the police are looking for. If I can catch him, we’ll get three million yen”. Kaede thinks it’s one of her father’s typical jokes and ignores it. The next morning, however, Satoshi disappears like a puff of smoke....
©2022『さがす』製作委員会
Director: Shinzo KATAYAMA
Cast: Jiro SATO, Aoi ITO, Hiroya SHIMIZU, Misato MORITA, Shotaro ISHII, Izumi MATSUOKA, Toko NARUSHIMA, Toru SHINAGAWA
Distributor: Asmik Ace, Inc.
2022 / Japan / 123min.
Siblings of the Cape (18) received critical acclaim from home and abroad and impressed film fans. The director, Shinzo Katayama, after becoming known as a promising filmmaker, has directed his second feature, Missing. Lead actor Jiro Sato convincingly expresses the struggles and inconsistencies of Satoshi, who disappears after he has seen the fugitive; Sato perfectly suits his role, which combines endless intensity and comicality. Aoi Ito plays daughter Kaede, who looks for her missing father; her delicate portrayal of a strong and honest but vulnerable young person will impress the viewers. Combining commercial and auteuristic instincts, the film targeted the international market and was selected for the 26th Busan International Film Festival New Currents section, where it received great acclaim from Korean audiences. With an unpredictable story that challenges the viewers’ values, and sensitive and realistic performances from the cast, Katayama’s well-thought-out drama, born through repeated self-questioning, reveals the viewer’s own innermost struggles and inconsistencies.
Director: Shinzo KATAYAMA
Katayama worked as assistant director for films such as TOKYO! (08, the chapter by Bong Joon-ho), BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie (08), MOTHER (09), Yamagata Scream (09), My Back Page (11), The Drudgery Train (12), Yokohama Story (13), La La La at Rock Bottom (15) and Hana’s Miso Soup (15). He made his feature debut with the self-financed film Siblings of the Cape (18), which took the film industry by storm. Screenings were expanded from six cinemas to more than 50, and it won the Best Picture and Audience Awards of the 2018 Japanese Film Competition, as well as the 41st Yokohama Film Festival’s Best New Director, the 29th Japan Movie Critics Award Best New Director and others. He also directed Soko ni Ita Otoko (20), “The Hovering Blade” (21), “GANNIBAL” (22) and others. Missing (22) is his second feature and first commercial film.
