Japanese mystery drama MenJapanese director Kei Ishikawa’s second feature film had a sold-out party at its world premiere in the Horizons of Venice section.
Art House Films bought the film for France, Pigeon Co. took it to Taiwan and Golden Scene took the rights to Hong Kong and Macau.
Based on the novel of the same name by Japanese writer Keichiro Hirano. Men It follows a troubled lawyer (Satoshi Tsumabuki) who is caught in a mysterious web when a former client asks him to investigate the mysterious past of her late husband (con man Masataka Kubota). The lawyer finds several people trying to identify the man who lived as someone else, but as he gets closer to the shocking truth, mixed feelings about the nature of his place in the world arise. in that. The film reunites Ishikawa as the protagonist in Tsumabuki, her well-received debut. traces of sin which debuted in Horizons in 2017. Sakura Ando, star of Palme d’Or winner by Hirokazu Koreda shopliftersIt gives a characteristic spiritual performance as a widow.
The film’s producer, major Japanese studio Shochiku, prepared a major Japanese theatrical release for the film on November 18. Shochiku also handles sales in Asian territories, while Germany’s The Match Factory sells the rights to the rest. Balloon.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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