Hitoshi YAZAKI

A Cappella

無伴奏

Nippon Cinema   ª 

In the late 1960s, schoolgirl Kyoko experiences a time of political protest. Along with her friends, she joins some of the university demonstrations. At a baroque cafe she meets Wataru, a student she soon falls in love with. But their relationship is clouded by a dark secret in Wataru’s life. Convincing acting performances combine with the historical setting to create a multi­layered coming­-of­-age drama.

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A Cappella (NC 2016)

無伴奏
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Japan 2016

132 minutes

Director
Hitoshi YAZAKI

Script
Chiai TAKEDA, Masa ASANISHI based on a novel by Mariko KOIKE

Cinematography
Isao ISHII

About Hitoshi YAZAKI

Hitoshi YAZAKI was born in Yamanashi Prefecture. After studying film at Nihon University, his second feature­length film AFTERNOON BREEZES (1980) was already successful in the festival circuit. He then had his international breakthrough with the unconventional love story MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION (1990).