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Snow Drop

International Premiere

99 minutes | 2024 | Japan | Drama | 🔊 Japanese | English Sub. | 13+

Synopsis
Sinopsis

Naoko Hanami lives with her mother, Kiyo, and her father, Eiji, who has been absent for many years, comes home. Her daughter Naoko is confused by her father’s sudden return, but upon hearing her mother’s request to welcome her back, she comes to live with him. One day about 10 years later. While Kiyo suffers from dementia, her family begins to think about applying for welfare as Eiji’s chronic illness worsens and he is unable to work. Her daughter Naoko goes to the city hall to apply for welfare, and her application progresses through repeated exchanges with caseworker Munemura. Her mother had severe dementia, her father was unable to work due to worsening illness, and the family had almost no savings, so they were well qualified to receive welfare. Thanks to Munemura’s kind response, the application for welfare proceeded smoothly, and after an on-site examination by the Hanami family, it was almost decided that he would be entrusted with welfare. The night the on-site inspection successfully completed. Eiji said something to Naoko…

Schedule
Jadwal

XXI Studio 5 | Dec 2, 2024 | 21:00 WIB

Director's Biography

Biografi Sutradara

Yoshida Kota

Yoshida Kota

Kota Yoshida was born in 1978. He dropped out of Waseda University. After graduating from ENBU Seminar, he joined the video production company Shaikar. Won the Special Jury Prize at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival for “I'm Going with My Little Brother” (2006). He made his theatrical debut after winning the Special Jury Prize at the Germany-Nippon Connection Digital Awards for "Yuriko’s Aroma" (2010). The films he has produced have received high acclaim both domestically and internationally, including "Come as You Are" (2011), which was nominated for the Best International Competition at the Raindance Film Festival in the UK, and "Love Disease" (2018), which won the Best International Competition at the Rome Asian Phil Festival. Received the Best Actor Award (Amane Okayama). "Sexual Drive" (2021) was nominated in the Rotterdam International Film Festival Competition.

Cast & Crew

Kru & Pemain

Production Company Craper

Producer Goto Tsuyoshi

Scriptwriter Yoshida Kota

Cinematographer Seki Masafumi

Production Designer Yoshida Kota

Editor Yoshida Kota

Main Cast Nishihara Aki

Notable Achievement

Osaka Ajian Film Festival, Japan. 2024

 

Filmography

  • Sexual Drive (2021)
  • Love Disease (2018) 
  • Come As You Are (2011) 
  • Yuriko’s Aroma (2010)
  • I’m Going with My Little Brother (2006)

Contact

yoshida@shaiker.co.jp (Yoshida Kota)