KONSHIN
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PRODUCTION TEAM
Filmmaking : Yoshinari Nishikori
Scriptwriter : Yoshinari Nishikori
Photography : Kosuka Nishikori
Montage : Motokata Kusakabe
interpreters : Ayumi Ito, Sho Aoyagi, Hazuki Inoue, Asami Nakamura, Masahiro Koumoto, Fumihiro Awano
Production House : Fumio Shibasaki, Takashi Kawasaki, Tadashi Sato, Izumo Pictures Co. Ltd, Hirata-cho 1708-1, Izumo-shi, Shimane 691-0001 (Japon), [email protected]
KONSHIN
Originally, Sumo was not a sport but a sacred ceremony. On the Oki islands, the classic sumo ceremony remains and is held on auspicious occasions. Being selected as top ranked Ozeki is one of the islands' greatest honours and the chance of a lifetime. Some men quit their jobs on the mainland and return to the islands to become candidates for selection. "Konshin" means "the whole body", and refers not only to the physical but to the mental. This drama revolves around the classic sumo culture that is still alive on the Oki islands.
Yoshinari Nishikori
Born in Simane Prefecture, Japan in 1962, Yoshinari Nishikori, acted in school, served in the Japanese military, then became interested in filmmaking. Among his films: WILL BE THERE FOR YOU (1999), A WHITE SHIP (2002), HEART OF THE SEA (2003), MIRACLE BANANA (2005), UN-NAN (2007), RAILWAYS (2010), WASAO (2011).
30 August 2012 • 13h50 • CINÉMA QUARTIER LATIN 16 • L16.30.3 •
31 August 2012 • 16h30 • CINÉMA QUARTIER LATIN 16 • L16.31.4 •
1 September 2012 • 21h00 • CINÉMA QUARTIER LATIN 16 • L16.01.5 •
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