Shingo OTA

The End Of The Special Time We Were Allowed

わたしたちに許された特別な時間の終わり

Nippon Visions   ½ 

Do some people have a special talent for suicide? Director Shingo OTA takes us on a journey through the life and death of one of his close friends, young musician Sota MASUDA. Much more than just a documentary bio-pic, the film is a very personal and formally elaborated take on topics such as failure and success, love and friendship, memory and guilt.

わたしたちに許された特別な時間の終わり
Watashitachi ni yurusareta tokubetsu na jikan no owari

Japan 2013

151 minutes

Director
Shingo OTA

Script
Shingo OTA

Cinematography
Kentaro KISHI, Ryo IIZUKA

Music
Ichiko AOBA

About Shingo OTA

Shingo OTA, born in Nagano in 1985, studied at Waseda University and had his first success as a filmmaker with his film GRADUATION (2009), winning two awards at the Image Forum Festival 2010. He is also a member of Toshiki OKADA’s theater troupe chelfitsch.