Life of Mariko in Kabukicho
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2023 Fantasporto
- ★ 2023 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
- ★ 2022 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival Silver Raven
Synopsis
Mariko works as a bartender at a small bar in the alleyways of Shinjuku Golden Gai in the Kabukicho district of Shinjuku, Tokyo. She also works as a private detective. One day, she receives a request from an organization. Their request is to find an alien among the people in Kabukicho. She tries to find the alien with help of her boyfriend, Masaya.
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Director
UCHIDA Eiji
Born in Brazil, UCHIDA Eiji worked as a magazine-reporter before turning to the film industry. He earned international recognition for directing the Netflix series The Naked Director (2019), and winning multiple awards with Midnight Swan (2020).
Director
KATAYAMA Shinzo
Born in Osaka, KATAYAMA Shinzo worked as an assistant director YAMASHITA Nobuhiro before becoming an assistant for BONG Joon-ho on Tokyo! (2008) and Mother (2009). He made his feature debut with the award-winning Siblings on the Cape (2018) and helmed the thriller Missing (2021).
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