Nobuteru Uchida — Director (4)

Movie

The Women (2021)
女たち Douban
other title: 女人们 / 女たち
Misaki lives in a rural town situated among lush, green mountains beneath a clear blue sky. Despite graduating from a university in Tokyo, she was unable to find the job she hoped for due to the lack of employment opportunities that befell her generation. Just about everything has gone badly for her and now she is on the verge of turning 40. However, she has dreams of marrying her aging, handicapped mother Mitsuko's care worker, Naoki, who pays visits to their home. Her clandestine meetings with Naoki are one of Misaki's oases from Mitsuko's harsh day-to-day verbal abuse. The other is the bee farm run by her childhood friend Kaori. The honey Kaori diligently works to make is sweet, mild, and soothing. But then Misaki is cruelly betrayed by Naoki. And Kaori abruptly dies. These events drive Misaki's heart to the brink of bursting. "Why did she have to die? "

Movie

Odayaka (2012)
おだやかな日常 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
other title: 平静的日常 / おだやかな日常 …
Saeko and Yukako live together in a small apartment complex in Tokyo. After the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, both live in a state of unease. Saeko, who is in a divorce, is worried that her daughter is exposed to radiation. Yukako is also afraid of radiation and tries to convince her husband to move. The two become friends after Yukako tries to save Saeko after a suicide attempt.

Movie

Love Addiction (2011)
ふゆの獣 Douban
内田伸辉 actor: 加藤めぐみ / 佐藤博行 …
other title: 冬季兽 / ふゆの獣 …
同一公司的兩男兩女,男人與小三偷情,女友懷疑在心卻口不敢言;還有男同事傻傻以為小三暗戀他,期望落空跑去跟被劈女方相互療傷。就當四人在最意想不到的地方相遇,一觸即發的愛情爆彈,究竟該如何收拾?複雜的人物關係與內心轉折,獨特的敘事手法及攝影風格,呈現十足的戲劇張力,一舉奪下東京FILMeX電影節最佳影片。

Movie

彷徨的野兽 (2013)
さまよう獣 Douban
other title: さまよう獣
自主映画『ふゆの獣』で注目を集めた新鋭・内田伸輝が手がける初の本格的な商業作品。田舎の村を舞台に、その気もないのに男たちを喜ばせてしまう女と、彼女の魅力に翻弄されて調子にのっては動揺しまくる男達の姿をコミカルに描き出す。山崎真実がヒロイン役を務めるほか、波岡一喜、渋川清彦、田中要次ら強烈な個性の男優陣が出演している。都会から田舎の村に流れてきたキヨミは、老女キヌに拾われ、彼女の家でやっかいになることに。キヨミはどう振舞っていいのかわからないまま日々を過ごすが、キヌが孫同然に扱っているマサル、牛の世話をしているシンジら男たちはキヨミの魅力に翻弄され……。