Ken KAWAI

The Sheep Story

ひつじものがたり

Nippon Visions   ½ 

Chronicling the adventures of a young man and his sheep as well as the exploits of a middle-aged man who’s running after his first love, this film juxtaposes youthful spirit and nostalgic longing. While the two episodes range from cartoonish to melancholic, they both share a lot of warmth and humor depicting their sometimes fallible, but ultimately very lovable characters.

ひつじものがたり
Hitsuji monogatari

Japan 2015

97 minutes

Director
Ken KAWAI

Script
Ken KAWAI, Sho ISHII

Cinematography
Yuki UKIBE

Production
Ken KAWAI

World sales
Ken KAWAI

Cast
Keisuke HORIBE, Ryutaro NINOMIYA, Akiko ISHIKAWA, Kana KITA, Shinji IMAOKA

About Ken KAWAI

Born in Osaka in 1989, Ken KAWAI studied under Akira OGATA and worked as an assistant director for various figures, including Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI and Yu IRIE. His first feature film FROM HERE TO NOWHERE was shown in competition at PIA Film Festival in 2012 and at Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in 2013. THE SHEEP STORY is his second feature film.

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