Part of the 2014 season: East Side Stories
The Story of Yonosuke
横道世之介 / Yokomichi Yonosuke
Director Shuichi Okita
Cast Kengo Kora, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sosuke Ikematsu, Ayumi Ito, Gou Ayano
2012/160min/English subtitles
Image © Third Window Films / “A Story of Yonosuke” film partners
Naive but self-confident, 18-year-old Yonosuke (Kengo Kora) arrives in Tokyo to begin life as a student in 1987. Taking pleasure in life’s simple things, Yonosuke touches everyone he meets. Decades later, his friends’ stories paint a picture of Yonosuke’s life, and his whereabouts today. Little do they know of the selfless tragedy that has befallen their ‘ordinary’ friend.
実際に日本で起きたある社会事件を基にした、吉田修一による毎日新聞の連載小説を映画化。長崎の港町から大学進学のため上京してきた青年、横道世之介。不器用で真っ直ぐ、頼みごとをされたら断ることができない彼には、社長令嬢の恋人を始めとする様々な人が惹かれていった。「キツツキと雨」の沖田修一監督が、悲しい出来事を温かく描いた映画に仕上げている。
Past screenings
- Filmhouse Friday 14 March, 20:15
- Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Tuesday 14 February, 19:00
- Queen's Film Theatre Saturday 14 March, 14:30
- Showroom Cinema Thursday 14 March, 18:15
- Broadway Thursday 14 March, 19:45