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A Balance
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Family · Education · Crime/Violence · Social Criticism · Coming of Age · Women · Psychology · Human Rights
- CountryJapan
- Production Year2020
- Running Time153min
- FormatDCP
- ColorColor
Program Note
Documentary director Yuko portrays a school violence incident from three years ago that resulted in suicides, while she was teaching classes at her father’s cram school. As her documentary project progresses, Yuko discovers a hidden truth and becomes deeply involved in the lives of the families pained by that secret truth. She learns that her friend-like father Masashi, a beloved teacher has committed a fatal mistake and experiences a shock that upends her life. Harumoto Yujiro wrote, directed, produced, and edited his second feature A Balance, firmly building up Yuko’s dilemma with a calm and objective perspective. His directing particularly shines while interweaving a narrative with a delicate inside look at an individual’s mind and a keen sense of social awareness. (PARK Sun Young)
Director
HARUMOTO Yujiro
Born in 1978 in Kobe City, Harumoto graduated from the cinema department of Nihon University College of Art, and went on to join the directorial division at Shochiku Kyoto Studio, where he honed his craft under filmmakers such as Akira Inoue and Shigeru Ishihara. His debut feature Going the Distance, which he produced, wrote, directed, and edited in 2016, and awarded the Tokyo International Film Festival and Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. A Balance, for which he again serves as producer, screenwriter, director, and editor, is the second feature.
Credit
- Director
HARUMOTO Yujiro - ProducerYujiro HARUMOTO
Tetsuya MATSUSHIMA
Sunao KATABUCHI - CastKumi TAKIUCHI
Yumi KAWAI
Masahiro UMEDA
Ken MITSUISHI - ScreenplayYujiro HARUMOTO
- CinematographyKenji NOGUCHI
- Production DesignNaoki SOMA
- EditorYujiro HARUMOTO
- SoundKentaro OGURO
- Production CompanyEIGAKOBO HARUGUMI
- World SalesToei Co.
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