Shadow Of Sand
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- Movie: Shadow Of Sand
- Romaji: Suna no Kage
- Japanese: 砂の影
- Director: Yusuke Kaida
- Writer: Yusuke Kaida
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: February 2, 2008
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- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
A young woman murders an unwilling lover. After his death, he keeps appearing in her room. She doesn't think it's strange but she does keep it secret. The film maker manages to ensure we don't think it strange either. Shot on 8mm by the famous cameraman Masaki Tamura.
This unusual film was shot in an unusual way. In this era of high resolution, Yusuke Kaida chose the old-fashioned and imperfect amateur format 8mm. But he certainly didn't ask an amateur to hold the camera. Master cameraman Masaki Tamura - whose work can also be admired at this festival in the film Sad Vacation by Aoyama Shinji - made the most of the grainy and atmospheric material.
The film is based on a true event and is set in Tokyo in the 1980s. A young woman, Yuki Yusuke (Noriko Eguchi), lives with the vision of the lover she murdered (Yonemura Ryotarou). A strange love story and the makers did everything they could to keep a form of romance intact. After his death, Yuki's lover continues to appear in her room. Despite this striking apparition, Yuki carries on going to work in her office. She does everything she can to avoid discovery. Her strange cohabitation is only put under pressure when a new lover turns up.
The idiosyncratic choice for 8mm film stock turns out to work well in evoking an unreal atmosphere. The visions of Yuki are no less than real and reality acquires a dreamlike appearance.
Cast
- Noriko Eguchi
- Arata
- Ryotaro Yonemura
- Haruna Yabuki
- Takuji Suzuki
- Nao Okabe
- Merii
- Sotaro Murayama
- Masao Adachi
- Ken Mitsuishi
- Miyako Yamaguchi
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Festivals
- 2008 (37th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - January 23rd-Feb. 3rd - Sturm und Drang * World Premiere
- 2008 (8th) Nippon Connection - April 2nd-6th
