Parade (2010-Japan)

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Movie: Parade
Japanese: パレード
Director: Isao Yukisada
Writer: Shuichi Yoshida (novel)
Producer: Takehiko Aoki
Cinematographer: Jun Fukumoto
World Premiere: October 2009 (Pusan Int. Film Fest.)
Release Date: February 20, 2010
Runtime: 118 min.
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

"Parade" is the story of a strange living situation in a 2LDK apartment (having two bedrooms, a living-dining room, and a kitchen) in suburban Tokyo. There are five residents ranging in age from eighteen to twenty-eight: a male student with no evidence of any drive; Kotomi (Shihori Kanjiya), an out-of-work aspiring actress who longs for a celebrity boyfriend; Miki (Karina), a heavy-drinking female illustrator; Satoru (Kento Hayashi), a male prostitute with a spectator like attitude toward life; and Naoki (Tatsuya Fujiwara), a salaryman who works for a film distribution company and says strange things in his sleep. The roommates are not in any way romantically involved with one another, but one can see subtle hints of affection and friendship among them. In the end, however, none of them really know each other.

Notes

Based on the novel "Parade" by Shuichi Yoshida (published January, 2002, by Gentosha ISBN 978-4344405158).

Cast



Tatsuya Fujiwara	Karina	Shihori Kanjiya	Kento Hayashi	Keisuke Koide
Naoki Ihara	Mirai Soma	Kotomi Okochi	Satoru Kokubo	Ryosuke Sugimoto

Additional Cast Members:

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Film Festivals

14th (2009) Pusan International Film Festival - A Window on Asian Cinema (World Premiere)
2010 (60th) Berlin International Film Festival - February 11th-21th - Panorama
2010 (19th) Philadelphia Film Festival - October 14-24 - World Narratives

Awards

"Fipresci Prize" - 2010 (60th) Berlin International Film Festival - February 11th-21th

Comments

Comment #3
Jen Says:
Feb 06 2012 1:28 am

Unique yet haunting movie. Especially in the last 10 minutes.
Loved it so much I bought the DVD for it.
Comment #2
Gary Says:
Dec 28 2011 3:21 am

great movie, would easily recommend it to anyone.
Comment #1
Pan Says:
Jun 13 2009 5:38 am

This movie now has an official HP: http://www.parade-movie.com/