森垣侑大 — Director (4)

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The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat (2025)
架空の犬と嘘をつく猫 IMDb Douban
other title: 幻犬诳猫 / 架空の犬と嘘をつく猫
It is the year 1988. Yamabuki is an eight-year-old little boy growing up in a traditional family where every family member has problems and secrets they try to hide from each other. The father runs a failing construction company and has an intimate relationship with another woman. The mother is struggling with severe depression, as she cannot cope with the death of her youngest child. The grandfather, who used to be a construction engineer, hopes to start building an amusement park, but to no avail. The grandmother runs a small store where she sells items of forged origin. The sister is fed up with the lies of her predecessors and is looking for a way to run away from home. In the midst of all this chaos, Yamabuki has started to find solace in patting an imaginary dog.

Movie

Rude to Love (2024)
愛に乱暴 Douban
other title: 为爱狂乱 / 愛に乱暴 …
经常喂食的街猫失踪,不明火警持续发生,桃子渐渐笼罩在一种无以名状的不安中。结婚八年,一直贤良得体,全心照顾丈夫与家庭,跟奶奶比邻而居,闲来开班教人制作手工皂。然而看似美满的婚姻生活开始变调,夫妻关系出现裂痕。她要挖开内心的无底黑洞,旁人也许觉得她举止异常,却不知她的痛,已经在房子底下生了根。改编吉田修一原著,捕捉主角微妙情绪起落,从怀疑、嫉妒、压抑、愤怒,以至日渐偏执与失控。江口德子精准演绎因爱而狂乱的状态,独一无二的存在感,将桃子的孤独绝望表现得淋漓尽致。 捷克卡罗维法利电影节竞赛影片。

Movie

听说爷爷去世了 (2017)
おじいちゃん、死んじゃったって。 Douban
★ 7.0 8 ratings
other title: おじいちゃん、死んじゃったって。 / 跟爷爷说再见(台) …
夏天,某个乡下小镇。春野吉子突然接到一个电话,是爷爷的讣告。她走到阳台上探出头,向在一楼院子里的父亲清二大声喊道,“听说爷爷去世了。” 为主持葬礼,清二和许久未见面的兄弟带着各自的家庭又聚在了一起,然而繁琐的准备工作让他们焦头烂额,甚至没时间去感伤。一些琐碎小事成了导火索,让兄弟间暗藏的不和一触即发,纷纷把各自不上台面的真实想法都吐露出来。看着吵成一团的亲戚们,吉子一心打算置身事外……

Movie

The night beyond the tricornered window (2021)
さんかく窓の外側は夜 Douban
★ 4.1 27 ratings
other title: 三角窗外是黑夜 / さんかく窓の外側は夜
山下朋子人气漫画《三角窗外是黑夜》确定将真人电影化,由#冈田将生# #志尊淳# 联袂主演,计划于今年晚些时候上映。《三角窗外是黑夜》讲述以除灵为工作的冷川与助手三角之间的故事。该漫画已推出单行本漫画7卷,发行量超过百万册。