Canada / Sep 27, 2008 / VIFF
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Oki fuses documentary elements with narrative filmmaking to such a point that it's difficult to distinguish one from the other. The film is both the story of two men falling in love with each other on a beach, and a faithful document to the filmmaking process. In the film within a film titled "Gay Couple Trying to Connect on the Beach", the documentary footage of director Hiroyuki Oki will be double and triple transcribed. The documentary film explores the relationship between the director and the world, as well as interviews with friends. Soon the director realizes that "kokoro" is not what is inside of him, but the feeling that arises when confronted with something.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 心の中 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Rikako Company |
| Release date | 1 dicembre 1999 |
| Production | Rie Uchihara, Katsuichi Tsurui |
| Writer | Hiroyuki Oki |
| Editing | Hirofumi Aoki |
| Cinematography | Hiroyuki Oki |
| Assistant directors | Hiroyuki Oki |
| Camera operators | Hiroyuki Oki |
| Additional photography | Hiroyuki Oki |
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Release dates
Limited release
United States / Sep 27, 2008 / NR
Theatrical release
Japan / Dec 01, 1999 / The film was screened in 1998 at the Vancouver International Film Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada however the official theatrical release came in 1999. Distributed by Stance Company. Director's statement: "I made this film from various kinds of content, connections, and kinds of materials I filmed between May 7, 1997 and May 6, 1998. At the same time, to forge a link with real time, during editing I improvise like a DJ, compiling 'inside mind' and 'outside mind' aiming to shape a total vision of the moment and piling up versions of the film."
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