Premiering in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section, Hiroshi Okuyama's latest follows a boy who starts training with a rising skating star and her coach. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic In Hiroshi ...
In Japan the very first few snowflakes begin to fall signaling the change of seasons. Another clue is we see young Takuya (Keitatsu Koshiyama) and his baseball-playing buddies taking those final ...
Following up the director's well-received 2018 debut 'Jesus,' this Cannes Un Certain Regard entry is a beautifully shot fable focused on two young figure-skaters tentatively navigating new emotions.
This gently made story of an ice-skating coach and his pupils would've made for a strong 2025 Best International Feature Oscar entry from Japan. (They ultimately submitted Kiyoshi Kurosawa's also ...
Exclusive: Film Movement opens Hiroshi Okuyama's 2024 Cannes Un Certain Regard nominee on September 19. The moving coming-of-age drama “My Sunshine,” set in rural Japan, centers on the bond between a ...
The 28-eight-year-old Hiroshi Okuyama pulls from his own athletic childhood to tell the story of a young boy and girl who bond over their mutual love of ice skating. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau ...
"You want to impress Sakura... don't you?" Film Movement has debuted the official US trailer for a lovely little Japanese indie film titled My Sunshine, made by filmmaker Hiroshi Okuyama. This first ...
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