Akihiro TODA
The Name
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Nippon Visions ½
At 45, Masao’s life seems like a complete failure: His wife has left him and his company is bankrupt. When he befriends Emiko, a strange female high school student who seems to know everything about him, things take a fateful turn. Akihiro TODA’s film is a gut-wrenching examination of life, loneliness, and lies people tell themselves.
名前
Namae
Japan 2017
114 minutes
Production
Cheese Film, GLASGOW15, Marcot
World sales
ARGO PICTURES, GLASGOW15
Cast
Kanji TSUDA, Ren KOMAI, Mariko TSUTSUI, Mayuko NISHIYAMA, Kazuki NAMIOKA
About Akihiro TODA
Born in Nara Prefecture in 1983, Akihiro TODA graduated with a degree in theater arts from Kindai University. He learned filmmaking on his own and won several prizes for his short films. In 2014, he made his feature debut with the offbeat family drama TANGERINES ON CAT. TODA also works as a writer, stage director, and performance instructor.