Sayonara (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Kōji Fukada |
| Screenplay by | Kōji Fukada |
| Based on | a play by Oriza Hirata |
| Starring | Bryerly Long Geminoid F |
| Cinematography | Akiko Ashizawa[1] |
| Edited by | Naohiro Urabe Koji Fukada[2] |
| Music by | Hiroyuki Onogawa[2] |
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Running time | 112 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese English French German[1] |
Sayonara (Japanese: さようなら, Hepburn: Sayōnara, lit. "Goodbye") is a 2015 Japanese film written and directed by Kōji Fukada and based on a play by Oriza Hirata. Starring Bryerly Long and Geminoid F, the film was promoted as "the first movie to feature an android performing opposite a human actor".[3] It premiered in October 2015 at the Tokyo International Film Festival and was scheduled for release in Japan on November 21, 2015.[4][3]
Cast
- Bryerly Long as Tanya[2]
- Geminoid F[2]
- Hirofumi Arai[2]
- Makiko Murata[2]
- Nijirō Murakami[2]
- Yukio Kibiki[2]
- Jérôme Kircher[2]
- Irene Jacob[2]
Release
The world premiere of the film was in October 2015, at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[3] It is scheduled for release in Japan on November 21, 2015.[4]
Reception
Critical reception
Peter Debruge of Variety called the film a "dreary study of human-robot relations [that] offers little to engage apart from its pretty scenery."[1]
Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter called the film a "dark, hopeless and pretty depressing [...] post-apocalyptic Japanese mood piece".[2]
Accolades
The film was in competition at the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Peter Debruge (October 24, 2015). "Tokyo Film Review: 'Sayonara'". variety.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Deborah Young (October 24, 2015). "'Sayonara': Tokyo Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d James Hadfield (October 24, 2015). "Tokyo: 'Sayonara' Filmmakers Debate Future of Robot Actors". variety.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "さようなら(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Sayônara at IMDb
