Kana-Kana: The Summer That Never Was
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Taku Oshima
Ryohei Homna
Mihoko Naritomi
Noriko Agata
Chie Iwasaki
Kiyoshi Kawatubo
Film Details
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Synopsis
29 year-old freelance translator Noriko leaves her actor boyfriend in Tokyo and moves back in with her parents where she is considered too old to find a husband and therefore and enormous burden on her parents. Far from sinking into uncontroversial spinsterhood, however, she soon manages to defy tradition, by embarking on a relationship with a 13-year-old boy.
Director
Taku Oshima
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Feature directorial debut for Taku Oshima.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 25 - September 5, 1994.
Shown in New York City (The Japan Society) as part of program "Leading Lights: Independent Japanese Cinema" October 28 - December 8, 1995.
Shown in New York City (Walter Reade Theater) as part of program "Leading Lights: Independent Japanese Cinema" October 27 - November 16, 1995.
16mm and Super-8mm
b&w and color
