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Where Are You?

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Original title

Byakuya (Wakaranai) (Where Are You?)

Year

2009

Running time

84 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Masahiro Kobayashi

Screenwriter

Masahiro Kobayashi

Cast

Music

Junpei Sakuma

Cinematography

Kiyoshi Itô

Producer

Co-production Japan-France;

Circus, Genome Entertainment, Grand Marble, Happinet Pictures, LDH, Monkey Town Productions, Nation, Time Line Pictures, U's Film

Genre

Drama | Teen/coming-of-age

Synopsis

Kobayashi’s son, Yuto Kobayashi, stars as a down-on-his-luck 16-year-old named Ryo Kawai. Ryo grew up fatherless, and has been trying to make a living by working at a local convenience store ever since his mother was hospitalized with a prolonged illness. Unable to support himself on his meager earnings, he has to resort to sneaking money from the cash register and stealing rice balls to get by—a habit which eventually gets him fired. Just when it seems things can’t get any worse, his mother dies and he’s stuck with a hefty bill for the hospital and funeral expenses. Obviously unable to pay, but determined to send his mother off himself, Ryo steals her corpse and places it in a small rowboat. After the makeshift funeral ceremony, Ryo heads off to Tokyo on a journey to meet his absentee father.

Awards: 2009: Gijon Film Festival: Official Selection

2009: Gijón Film Festival: nominated to Best Feature Film.

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