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Japan’s K2 Pictures has unveiled caller specifications for erstwhile Hirokazu Kore-eda adjunct Nanako Hirose’s emotion triangle play Between Two Lovers starring Masami Nagasawa, Tasuku Emoto and Shizuka Ishibashi.
The analyzable and multifaceted communicative of emotion revolves astir a woman, hubby and person who effort to cohabit nether nan aforesaid roof. Nagasawa stars arsenic image book creator Uta, a female pinch a selfish and cunning streak who is besides “utterly loveable”, other Emoto arsenic her hubby and Isibashi arsenic her lover.
“It was calved from nan thought that location should beryllium much divers forms of family successful nan world,” said Hirose of nan long-gestated task for which she developed nan conception and wrote nan screenplay.
Between Two Lovers is nan 2nd characteristic movie to travel to fruition for K2 Pictures since its launch by erstwhile Toei shaper Muneyuki Kii successful 2024 pinch ambitions to create a caller backing ecosystem for Japanese animated and live-action features.
Hirose began her profession arsenic an adjunct head for Kore-eda and Miwa Nishikawa astatine Bunbuku Inc., a creators’ corporate founded by nan 2 directors.
This is Hirose’s 2nd movie aft 2019 directorial debut His Lost Name starring Yuya Yagira, who collapsed retired internationally arsenic nan youngest victor of nan Cannes Best Actor prize for his capacity successful Kore-eda’s 2004 movie Nobody Knows.:
The task drew attraction astatine nan improvement shape winning nan CJ ENM Award and nan ARRI Award astatine Busan’s Asian Project Market (APM).
Award-winning character Nagasawa was seen astir precocious successful nan Dollhouse, for which she won champion character successful nan 49th Japan Academy Film Awards.
“The infinitesimal I first met Masami Nagasawa and heard her publication nan lines, I felt instantly that nan characteristic of Uta had travel alive,” said Kii. “Nagasawa masterfully portrays nan selfish yet charming characteristic who acts freely but is someway intolerable to hate.”
Shot past September and October, nan movie is completed pinch K2 Pictures mounting a November 27 merchandise successful Japan.
A Japan-Taiwan co-production, nan a number of Taiwanese unit members participated successful nan cinematography and lighting, led by Yao Hung-I, who has worked arsenic nan cinematographer for Hou Hsiao-hsien’s later useful and Missing Johnny, directed by Huang Xi.
K2 Pictures person released a 30-second teaser trailer for nan film. Check it retired below.
