Asia International & Japan Program 1

A&J 1
LAFORET / 6/15 Fri 11:20-13:10
SHIDAX / 6/16 Sat 20:00-21:50

SHINJUKU GIRL

Kana Yamada/24:45/Japan/Drama/2017

A girl calls her ex-boyfriend in Shinjuku. When she realizes that he doesn’t pick up his phone, she tries to barge her way into his house. The lock has been changed, so she decides to climb the fence to enter from the window…Life can be really tough. But we have to move on. An anthem for invincible girls.

Director : Kana Yamada

After working at a record company, Kana Yamada founded the theatrical group ROJI9 in 2010. Yamada has a fascination with social outcasts and people who feel age-related peer pressure, and aims to create works that allow the audience to self-reflect and achieve new perspectives. Yamada started her career as a director with her film “Yoru, nigeru” in 2016.

LAFORET / 6/15 Fri 11:20-13:10
SHIDAX / 6/16 Sat 20:00-21:50