Switzerland / Aug 08, 2000 / Locarno Film Festival
2h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Emotionally withdrawn strip club dancer Ayako has never recovered from her mother's suicide when she was young. She begins a relationship with patient potter Daiji, but leaves him behind when she quits her job and returns to her home town after a 10 year absence.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 火垂 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | dentsu Music and Entertainment, Les Films de L'Observatoire, Suncent CinemaWorks, IMAGICA, Tokyo Theatres Company |
| Release date | 24 marzo 2001 |
| Production | Philippe Avril, Motoki Ishida, Takenori Sentô |
| Writer | Naomi Kawase |
| Editing | Naomi Kawase |
| Cinematography | Masami Inomoto |
| Assistant directors | Naomi Kawase |
| Camera operators | Masami Inomoto |
| Additional photography | Masami Inomoto |
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| Production design | Kyōko Heya |
| Art direction | Kyōko Heya |
| Set decoration | Kyōko Heya |
| Music | Naomi Kawase |
| Sound | Naomi Kawase |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Japan / Mar 24, 2001
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