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Jyuryoku Pierrot



International Title
Gravity's Clowns

Japan, 2009 - 119'
Color, 35 mm

Director
Jun-ichi Mori

Cast
Ryo Kase (Izumi Okuno), Masaki Okada (Haru Okuno), Fumiyo Kohinata (Tadashi Okuno), Kyoka Suzuki (Rieko Okuno)

Screenplay
Tomoko Aizawa (based on Kotaro Isaka's 'A Pierrot')

Cinematography
Jun-ichiro Hayashi

Editing
Tomoo Sanjo

Production Design
Hidefumi Hanatani

Music
Zentaro Watanabe

Producer
Miyako Araki, Keiichiro Moriya

Production
Robot Communications, Asmik Ace Entertainment

International Distribution
Asmik Ace Entertainment - Roppongi 6-1-24, 3F, Minato-ku - 106-8553 Tokyo (Japan) - T.+81 3 5413 4351 - F. +81 3 5413 2843 - www.asmik-ace.co.jp
Screenings

22.10.2009 h 22:30, Teatro Studio
23.10.2009 h 11:00, Teatro Studio

Synopsis
The two brothers Izumi and Haru couldn't be more different. The former is a timid, meticulous biologist; the latter is a solitary misfit, a student who, unbeknownst to himself, is a child of rape. Their quiet life is over the minute Haru's natural father gets out of jail. In the meantime, an arsonist is loose, who blackens the streets that were the scene of the crime with mysterious graffiti. When the meaning of the writing is revealed, it brings closure with the past that had haunted every minute of their lives. The secret of a family's intimacy - which a great Japanese filmmaker, Ozu, has lyricised as no other - and the mystery of a thriller: a most original and intriguing fusion.

Director
Jun-ichi Mori, born in 1967, decided to become a film director after making an 8mm film for a high-school festival. Then he started to work as assistant director for filmmakers such as Tadafumi Tomioka, Takayoshi Watanabe and KatsuyukiTomohiro. He made his feature debut as a writer-director with Laundry (2002), which was screened at many film festivals. In 2004, he released two films, Ren'ai-shousetsu and Amoretto. He also works in TV drama and commercials.