An Interview with Writer/Director Albert Acosta
We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta's foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.
A Living Promise
Yuma Nakahara is the CEO of an IT company and he is a workaholic. He is focused only on expanding his company. He receives a phone call from his former co-worker and friend Kouhei, but Kouhei doesn't say anything. Yuma gets the sense that something is wrong and heads to Kouhei's hometown of Shinminato, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. In Shinminato, Yuma meets other people and becomes involved in the Shinminato Hikiyama Festival. His outlook on life begins to change.
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Yuma Nakahara is the CEO of an IT company and he is a workaholic. He is focused only on expanding his company. He receives a phone call from his former co-worker and friend Kouhei, but Kouhei doesn't say anything. Yuma gets the sense that something is wrong and heads to Kouhei's hometown of Shinminato, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. In Shinminato, Yuma meets other people and becomes involved in the Shinminato Hikiyama Festival. His outlook on life begins to change.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Masahiro Yoshimoto
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Runtime:120 minutes
Studio:5 Nen D Gumi
Cast
Kan Ishibashi
Director
Yutaka Takenouchi
Yuma Nakahara
Yosuke Eguchi
Tetsuya Watanabe
Tori Matsuzaka
Takuya Sawai
Yûka
Yukiko Ohba
Eiko Koike
Sayuri Fujioka
Hikaru Takahashi
Hitomi Watanabe
Jun Miho
Miki Togashi
Mikako Ichikawa
Miyako Watanabe
Shinosuke Tatekawa
Dr. Yosuke Kondo
Shigeru Muroi
Yoshiko
Akira Emoto
Zenzo Takeda
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