The Gesuidouz
ザ・ゲスイドウズ
Indonesian Premiere
93 minutes | 2024 | Japan | Drama | Japanese | English Sub. | 13+
Synopsis
Sinopsis
Hanako, a vocalist of the now iconic punk band “The Gesuidouz”, along with guitarist Masao, bassist Ryuzo, and drummer Santarou, face a question from a foreign interviewer… “What does music mean to you?”. Hanako reflects on the band’s journey, beginning under a small record label. The Gesuidouz are confronted by a pile of unsold albums and dwindling audience numbers. Their manager, Takamura, proposes a last-ditch effort: relocate to the countryside, compose a new song, and if it’s a hit, he won’t drop them from the record label. Seeing it as their final opportunity, Hanako, grappling with a belief that she will die at age 27, holds onto her rock star dreams and agrees. With a beat-up van full of equipment and unsold albums, the band settles in a remote village with no cell phone service …
Schedule
Jadwal
XXI Studio 4 | Dec 5, 2024 | 23:30
Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
Kenichi Ugana
Born on April 20, 1984, in Tokyo, he made his theatrical debut in 2016, directing the first feature film in the Japanese "GAL" genre, titled Ganguro Gal’s Riot. After that, he directed his second feature film, Good-Bye Silence, which depicts young people encountering music in a world where it is prohibited. Upon its release in 2018, the film enjoyed a long run in theatres. In 2019, he released his third feature film, Wild Virgins, in which a virgin man over the age of 30 transforms into a witch. This film was selected for many festivals, including the 38th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and the 40th Fantafestival.
In 2020, he released his fourth feature film, Rolling Marbles, which portrays women living in Tokyo. This film was created as the 15th-anniversary movie of the renowned magazine NYLON JAPAN and was selected for the Cinequest Film Festival. His series of short films, Extraneous Matter, has been screened at over 75 film festivals in 20 countries, winning more than 11 top awards. The Extraneous Matter - Complete Edition has been featured at the Torino Film Festival, the Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, and the Etrange Festival. His latest short horror comedy, Visitors, has been selected for over 35 film festivals, including the Porto International Film Festival | Fantasporto, the Leeds International Film Festival, the Slamdance Film Festival, the LA Shorts International Film Festival, and the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. It won the top prize at the NY Shorts International Film Festival.
Cast & Crew
Kru & Pemain
Production Company “The Gesuidouz” Film Partners
Producer Riku Sumida
Scriptwriter Kenichi Ugana
Cinematographer Koichi Furuya
Production Designer Takashi Matsuzuka
Editor Masashi Komino
Main Cast Natsuko, Leo Imamura, Yutaka Kyan, Rocko Zevenbergen, Yuya Endo
Notable Achievement
- Toronto International Film Festival, Canada. 2024
- Sitges Festival Internacional De Cinema Fantàstic De Catalunya, Spain. 2024
- Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom. 2024
- SXSW Sydney, Australia. 2024
Filmography
- Ganguro Gal`s Riot (2016)
- Good Bye Silence (2018)
- Wild Virgins (2019)
- Rolling Marbles (2020 )
- Extraneous Matter (2022)
- Visitors (2022)
- Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023)
- The Girls (2023)
- We Are Aliens (2024)
- The Gesuidouz (2024)
Contact
takahashi@rigthscube.co.jp (Yuta Takahashi)