Ren SUDO 須藤蓮

逆光

Nippon Visions   ½ 

A bittersweet summer film set in 1970s southern Japan. Akira takes fellow student Yoshioka to his home by the sea for a holiday so as to get closer to him, but two female friends from his high school days make things complicated. With his directorial debut, Ren SUDO proves that he is one of the most promising young talents of queer independent cinema in Japan.

逆光
Gyakko

日本 2021

64 分

監督
須藤蓮

脚本
Aya WATANABE

撮影
Shiguma SUDO

音楽
Yoshihide OTOMO

About Ren SUDO
須藤蓮

Ren SUDO was born in Tokyo in 1996. While studying law at Keio University, he began working as a model and actor. He has been in a number of films and TV dramas since 2017, including LITTLE MISS PERIOD (2019 / NC ’20) and KAMATA PRELUDE (2020 / NC ’21). His directorial debut BACKLIGHT (2021) was screened at Nippon Connection in 2022. ABYSS (2023 / NC ’24) is his second feature film.