KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ART FESTIVAL 2022

This film is based on Akutagawa Prize-winning author Fuminori Nakamura's debut novel The Gun (Kawade Shobo Shinsha Publishing). Nakamura, who is expanding his activities not only in Japan but also in the world, said that he is "in love" with this shocking work, which was planned and produced by producer Kazuyoshi Okuyama and directed by Masaharu Take (Hyakuen no Koi and Uso Happyaku). The film is a high quality work of pure literature that explores the human condition through the visual expression of film noir.
The film stars Nijiro Murakami. He passionately plays a difficult protagonist who is ruled by guns and gradually becomes full of madness. Alice Hirose plays the heroine, Yuko Yoshikawa. Despite her pleasant personality, she plays the role of a university student who suffers from some kind of emotional problems. The detective who pursues Toru is played by the brilliant Lily Franky. The film is also anchored by a cast of unique actors, including Kyoko Hinami, Risa Aragaki, and Amane Okayama.

A girl is taken. A suspect in a bizarre murder.
Yakumo, a reporter about to get married to the love of his life, is after a scoop about a bizarre murder case from a year ago involving a genius photographer named Kiharazaka. As Yakumo gets closer to the truth, Kiharazaka's dangerous trap extends to his fiancée, Yuriko. What will be the fate of Yakumo who falls into Kiharazaka's trap in order to get his beloved fiancée back?

Highly acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal! The film adaptation of Akutagawa award winning author, Fuminori Nakamura's masterpiece novel! A shocking work that intertwines the darkness lurking in the heart of a grief-stricken murderer and his sad desire to live for love! The main character, Fumihiro Kuki, is played by Hiroshi Tamaki. He shows a new side by playing the role of a murderer which is rare and different from the wild and fierce roles he has portrayed so far. Yuko Araki plays Kaori, the woman Fumihiro puts everything on the line to protect, and Ryo Yoshizawa plays Ito, one of the terrorist organization's perpetrators. The talented cast also includes Tatsuya Nakamura, Ken Mitsuishi, Kunio Murai, and Akira Emoto. The film is directed by Teppei Nakamura, an up-and-coming director who has worked on numerous music videos and commercials. This suspense drama with a grand and profound theme is depicted with overwhelming direction. What is the true reason why a man who has changed his face, abandoned his past, and harbors an evil that can never be eradicated, still lives on and fights? The shocking ending is revealed, one that will never be forgotten.

Keito Akise and Yuichi Saeki were involved in a horrific incident when they were children. As an adult, Keito is tormented by the memory of the incident and feels defiled by the idea of laying his skin on another person's.
He continues to work aimlessly translating French literature. There is a girl working at a delicatessen who he knows well. He calls his former classmate and girlfriend, Kaori, who is hospitalized for a mental illness. He lives his life with a minimum of human contact, and then he receives a call from Saeki for the first time since he graduated from high school.
"It's me. It's Saeki. It's been a while but do you want to meet up?"
On the night they meet up once again, a delivery girl whom Keito knew was murdered in his room.
When Keito is interrogated, the detective tells him, "You know Yuichi Saeki, don't you? He is a suspect wanted nationwide for serial assault on women."

Sanada is a psychiatrist working at a clinic in the United States.
One day, while out shopping with his family, he encounters a woman in an elevator.
Her voice echoes in his mind, and Sanada fantasizes about interviewing her at the clinic.
However, her story is more dramatic than Sanada could have ever imagined.
She lost her parents in a house fire when she was a child, was bullied at school, and was cheated on by her husband. After her divorce, she has been spending her days living in debt while working as a prostitute in the US.
As Sanada listens to her talk, he finds himself drawn into her stories, comparing himself to all the men who she has crossed paths with. Her story escalates further and takes an unexpected turn.

The Gun (starring Nijiro Murakami) was released in 2018 as a film adaptation of writer Fuminori Nakamura's debut work The Gun (Kawade Shobo Shinsha Publishers). Conceived and produced by Kazuyoshi Okuyama, who also produced The Gun, the film The Gun 2020 is an original work based on Fuminori Nakamura's original idea, and is the first time Nakamura himself has written a screenplay for the film. Like The Gun, Okuyama planned and produced the film, and Masaharu Take, the lead director of The Naked Director, directed the film and handled the screenplay.
All of the characters are full of madness. The cast members who play these characters are all actors with outstanding acting skills and abundantly unique personalities.
The main character, Toko, is played by Kyoko Hinami. In The Gun, she played the key role of the "toast woman," but in this film, she takes on the challenge of playing a woman who picks up a gun and is at the mercy of it.
Koichi Sato plays the role of a mysterious man whom Toko meets as a result of a connection with the gun.
Masaya Kato plays Tomita, a stalker who obsessively pursues Toko.
Tomochika plays Mizuho, a mentally ill mother who hates Toko.
Mitsuru Fukikoshi plays the detective who pursues Toko to her doom.
The fascinating cast lures the audience into this outlandish world.