South Korea / Oct 01, 2015 / Busan International Film Festival
2h 6min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Kei works at a cocktail bar, while Ai works as a model. Fearing she'll be ostracized by society, Kei chooses not to admit her sexual orientation to anyone, and, as a result, she becomes distressed and lonely. One day, Kei gets close to Naima, an Iranian student studying art in Japan.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 西北西 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话, English, 日本語, فارسی |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hao & Han Films, Studio 402 |
| Official site | bgpics.com |
| Release date | 15 settembre 2018 |
| Executive producer | Hao Qing, Han Yu |
| Production | Kaihei Shiota |
| Writer | Takuro Nakamura |
| Editing | Takuro Nakamura, Kenny Suzuki, Hiroyuki Yamada |
| Cinematography | Yasutaka Sekiné, Hideo Syuto, Yusuke Nakatsu |
| Assistant directors | Moe Hayami, Makoto Kawasaki, Moeto Hayami, Takuro Nakamura |
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| Lighting | Takahide Sakai |
| Camera operators | Yasutaka Sekiné, Hideo Syuto, Yusuke Nakatsu |
| Additional photography | Yasutaka Sekiné, Hideo Syuto, Yusuke Nakatsu |
| Production design | Aya Nakamura |
| Art direction | Aya Nakamura |
| Set decoration | Aya Nakamura |
| Music | Tetsuo Segawa, Izumi Matsuno, Sachiko Nishi, Shizuo Kurahashi |
| Sound | Tetsuo Segawa, Izumi Matsuno, Sachiko Nishi, Shizuo Kurahashi |
| Costume design | Mariya Hayami, Yukiko Sumi, Akari Sasaki, Rumi Terasawa |
| Makeup | Yukiko Sumi, Akari Sasaki, Mariya Hayami, Rumi Terasawa |
| Hairstyling | Yukiko Sumi, Akari Sasaki, Mariya Hayami, Rumi Terasawa |
Release dates
Premiere
Australia / Feb 24, 2016 / MA15+ / Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney
Germany / Jun 29, 2016 / 18 / Munich International Film Festival
Japan / Jul 16, 2016 / Rainbow Reel Tokyo
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United Kingdom / Mar 23, 2017 / BFI Flare – London LGBT Film Festival
United States / Jul 22, 2017 / Japan Cuts, New York City
Theatrical release
Japan / Sep 15, 2018
Digital
United States / Jan 07, 2020 / VOD
United Kingdom / Oct 25, 2021
Physical media
Japan / Apr 05, 2019 / DVD
United States / Jan 07, 2020 / DVD
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