The Story of Yonosuke Blu-ray
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Posted February 24, 2014 05:24 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Third Window Films have officially announced their upcoming Blu-ray release of Shuichi Okita's The Story of Yonosuke (2013), starring Kengo Kora, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ayumi Ito, Sôsuke Ikematsu, and Gô Ayano. The release will be available for purchase on April 14th.
It's 1987 and eighteen-year-old Yonosuke has moved to Tokyo where he finds himself out of step with his more worldly counterparts at university. Despite showing little talent, Yonosuke joins the samba club and takes to dancing with wild abandon. Soon after, he meets Shoko, an eccentric rich girl who shows interest in Yonosuke. But Yonosuke is infatuated with a mysterious older woman named Chiharu. Juxtaposed against Yonosuke's life are his friends sixteen years later. However, missing is the affable Yonosuke, who is said to have become a cameraman after college. Little do they know of the selfless tragedy that has befallen their "ordinary" friend.
About the director: Born in 1977, Shuichi Okita studied film at the Nihon University's College of Art. His short film, "Pots and Friends" (2002), won the Grand Prize at the Mito Short Film Festival. His first feature, "The Wonderful World", was released in 2006. After writing and directing for TV, he directed his second feature, "The Chef of the South Polar" (2009), which enjoyed a long theatrical run in Japan and earned him acclaim overseas. His most recent work, "The Woodsman and the Rain" (2011) – a lighthearted look at the team effort behind filmmaking – was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival.
It's 1987 and eighteen-year-old Yonosuke has moved to Tokyo where he finds himself out of step with his more worldly counterparts at university. Despite showing little talent, Yonosuke joins the samba club and takes to dancing with wild abandon. Soon after, he meets Shoko, an eccentric rich girl who shows interest in Yonosuke. But Yonosuke is infatuated with a mysterious older woman named Chiharu. Juxtaposed against Yonosuke's life are his friends sixteen years later. However, missing is the affable Yonosuke, who is said to have become a cameraman after college. Little do they know of the selfless tragedy that has befallen their "ordinary" friend.
About the director: Born in 1977, Shuichi Okita studied film at the Nihon University's College of Art. His short film, "Pots and Friends" (2002), won the Grand Prize at the Mito Short Film Festival. His first feature, "The Wonderful World", was released in 2006. After writing and directing for TV, he directed his second feature, "The Chef of the South Polar" (2009), which enjoyed a long theatrical run in Japan and earned him acclaim overseas. His most recent work, "The Woodsman and the Rain" (2011) – a lighthearted look at the team effort behind filmmaking – was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival.
