Japanese Film Festival 2023 (Shaw)
Niwa no Sunaba Garden Sandbox
にわのすなば Garden Sandbox
Rating
PG13 Some Drug Reference
Language
Japanese with English subtitles
Director
KUROKAWA Yukinori
Cast
KAWASHIMA Marino, NIIYA Kazuki, MURAKAMI Yukino, KAZAMATSURI Yuki, SHIBATA Chihiro
Synopsis
This screening will be opened with a short film, Nezumikozō Jirokichi by Rintarô. Sakaguchi, who is recently unemployed, joins her friend Kitagawa in his hometown of Tobako. Mistaken for a skilled videographer, she is asked to create a promotional video for the town. Her disinterest fades as she explores Tobako with Kitagawa, searching for a local figure named Masuko, using a mysterious map.