A Man (film)

A Man
Directed byKei Ishikawa [jp]
Screenplay byKōsuke Mukai (ja)
StarringSatoshi Tsumabuki
Sakura Andō
CinematographyTatsuto Kondo (ja)
Music byCicada
Release date
  • 2022 (2022)
LanguageJapanese

A Man (Japanese: ある男, "Aru otoko") is a 2022 Japanese psychological thriller film directed by Kei Ishikawa [jp].

Based on the novel of the same name by Keiichiro Hirano, the film premiered at the Horizons section of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[1][2][3]

Plot

In the Miyazaki Prefecture, divorced Rie Takemoto meets a man called Daisuke Taniguchi, with whom she falls in love and soon marries. They have a happy family, until an accident takes Daisuke's life. A year after Daisuke's funeral, a Taniguchi relative tells Rie that man on the funeral's picture, wasn't Daisuke. Shocked by the incident, Rie employs Akira Kido, a lawyer and old friend, to set out to investigate her husband's real identity and background. The more they find out about Daisuke's background, the more shocking truths surface about the past and test their relationships with their own loved ones.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (4 September 2022). "Venice Hidden Gem: Kei Ishikawa's 'A Man' Reflects on the Elusive Identity of Japan's "Lost Generation"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ Ide, Wendy (1 September 2022). "'A Man': Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ Merican, Sara (8 September 2022). "At The Venice Film Fest, Kei Ishikawa Talks His Return With Latest Film 'A Man'". Forbes. Retrieved 6 February 2023.