Masahide ICHII 市井昌秀
Blindly In Love
箱入り息子の恋
Nippon Cinema ª
Introverted Kentaro is 35 years old and has never had a girlfriend. His worried parents visit a matchmaking event and arrange a date with Naoko, a blind young woman. The two hesitantly begin to develop feelings for each other. Mixing drama with subtle humor, Masahide ICHII portrays the charming romance of an exceptional screen couple.
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Blindly In Love (NC 2015)
箱入り息子の恋
Hakoiri musuko no koi
Japan 2013
117 minutes
Director
Masahide ICHII
Script
Masahide ICHII, Takahiro TAMURA
Cinematography
Daisuke SOMA
Music
Ren TAKADA
Production
Booster Project, Kino Films
World sales
Free Stone Productions
Cast
Gen HOSHINO, Kaho, Ren OSUGI, Ryoko MORIYAMA, Sei HIRAIZUMI
About Masahide ICHII
市井昌秀
Masahide ICHII, born in Toyama Prefecture in 1976, started his career as a comedian, actor and screenwriter before becoming a film director. His debut feature film DOG DAYS DREAM (2005) earned him critical acclaim and was awarded at the PIA Film Festival in 2006. Nippon Connection has screened his films NAKED OF DEFENSES (2008 / NC ’09), BLINDLY IN LOVE (2013 / NC ’15), and THE STORMY FAMILY (2019 / NC ’21).