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Transforming Japan
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TW premiere

Life of Mariko in Kabukicho

Nominees and Awards

  • ★ 2023 Fantasporto
  • ★ 2023 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
  • ★ 2022 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival Silver Raven

Synopsis

Mariko works as a bartender at a small bar in the alleyways of Shinjuku Golden Gai in the Kabukicho district of Shinjuku, Tokyo. She also works as a private detective. One day, she receives a request from an organization. Their request is to find an alien among the people in Kabukicho. She tries to find the alien with help of her boyfriend, Masaya.

Team

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Director

UCHIDA Eiji

Born in Brazil, UCHIDA Eiji worked as a magazine-reporter before turning to the film industry. He earned international recognition for directing the Netflix series The Naked Director (2019), and winning multiple awards with Midnight Swan (2020).

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KATAYAMA Shinzo

Born in Osaka, KATAYAMA Shinzo worked as an assistant director YAMASHITA Nobuhiro before becoming an assistant for BONG Joon-ho on Tokyo! (2008) and Mother (2009). He made his feature debut with the award-winning Siblings on the Cape (2018) and helmed the thriller Missing (2021).

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