A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 1, 1994
Original Title:
裸の王子様
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 32
Is kindness a cloak of invisibility? A bank employee, Taturu, learns that a tax-saving measure he recommended has backfired and destroyed a client's family. Blaming himself, Ken becomes apathetic and refuses to come to work. His girlfriend, Yuki, watches over him warmly. Determined to make a fresh start for himself and Yuki, he takes a job as a hotel clerk, but on the first night, he is caught up in an unexpected incident. The next morning he goes to a place where he knows he will be blamed for the crime. The next morning he goes to a place where he knows he will be blamed for the crime, knowing that no one will understand his feelings. A young man who loses sight of himself on the borderline between kindness and weakness. The film depicts the wanderings of a lifeless adult in the urban landscape that modern society has created.
Art Direction:
Tatsuya Sugiura
Assistant Director:
Hiroaki Kanno
Cinematography:
Miyagawa Akira
Kenji Kurata
Director:
Koji Komura
Director of Photography:
Hiroki Asakura
Producer:
Koji Komura
Script:
Koji Komura
Sound Mixer:
Terui Yasumasa
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