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SCENT OF THE SUN (1996) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 1, 1996

Original Title:
日向のにおい さがす憧れ

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 29

Overview from TheMovieDB

I want to live with the things I love and cherish. My family and I live in Ayase, and I work at a bookstore in Ikebukuro. Sometimes I open a store at a flea market with a friend. We sell tableware, which she likes, and accessories made from buttons, which I make, and they are quite popular. With the money we saved there, my friend went on a long-awaited trip abroad. My goal is to start living alone. Today is my day off, so I go out to check out an apartment. I stopped by a park and saw cats having a meeting. When I saw the old building, I suddenly wanted to see my grandmother, so I took the train... The entire film is written in monologue and with a handheld 8mm camera, and features all the things "I" like: buttons, the dawn from my room, cats, the ocean, and my grandmother. There is no context, no meaning, no great sense of beauty, but they play a comfortable rhythm and a beautiful melody. This is a fictional essay whose natural gentleness reminds us of non-fiction.

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Production

Director:
Nikichi Uzunaya

Music:
Hiroshi Fujiki

Runner Art Department:
Kozue Sasaguchi
Noboru Chiba

Script:
Nikichi Uzunaya

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