- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
Ryu es una chica solitaria de aspecto frágil que contrasta con ladoble vida que lleva: de noche trabaja en una lonja de pescado enTokio y esporádicamente recibe encargos como asesina a sueldo.El señor Nagara es un poderoso empresario que llora la muerte de suhija Midori que se ha suicidado, y culpa del suicidio a David, unhombre de origen español que posee un negocio de vinos en Tokio.Ishida, un empleado del señor Nagara que amaba a Midori en silencio,contrata a Ryu para que asesine a David…Un ingeniero de sonido, obsesionado con los sonidos de la ciudadjaponesa y fascinado por Ryu, es el mudo testigo de esta historia deamor que se adentra en las sombras del alma humana allá donde sólo elsilencio es elocuente.
Ryu is a solitary girl whose fragile appearance is in stark contrast with the double life she leads, working nights at a Tokyo fishmarket and sporadically taking on jobs as a hit-woman.Mr Nagara is a powerful impresario mourning the loss of his daughter Midori, who has committed suicide. He blames David, a Spaniard who runs a wine business in Tokyo.Mr Nagara´s employee, Ishida, was silently in love with Midori and hires Ryu to murder David.A sound engineer, obsessed with the sounds of the Japanese city and fascinated with Ryu, witnesses this love story which searches the shadows of the human soul, reaching deep into places where only silence has the power of eloquence.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Rinko Kikuchi | Ryu |
Cast | Sergi López | David |
Cast | Min Tanaka | Narrator |
Cast | Manabu Oshio | Yoshi |
Cast | Takeo Nakahara | Nagara |
Cast | Hideo Sakaki | Ishida |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Jaume Roures | |
Directed by | Coixet, Isabel | |
Executive Production | Javier Méndez | |
Line Production | Bernat Elias | |
Production Manager | Teia Roures Cervera | |
Screenplay | Isabel Coixet | |
Cinematography | Jean Claude Larrieu A.F.C. | |
Film Editing | Irene Blecua | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Ryo Sugimoto | |
Sound | Aitor Berenguer | |
Sound | Fabiola Ordoyo | |
Sound | Marc Orts | |
Assistant Director | Manu Calvo Margallo | |
Make-up | Tomomi | |
Hairdressing | Ai Tomaru & Sakie | |
Other info | Etalonaje/Colour Grading: | |
Other info | Molinare |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 109 min. | 7/29/2009 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES | 17 min. seg. | 8/24/2009 |
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 2 min. seg. | 5/5/2009 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 12 | 109 min. seg. | 2/19/2015 |
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 109 min. seg. | 11/6/2009 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 360,000.00 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2009 |
Production year | 2009 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | HD a 35 mm. |
Running time | 109 minutos |
Original footage | 2.973 metros |
Emulsion | Kodak Vision 2383 (Positivo) |
Aspect ratio | Panorámico 1:1,85 |
Camera model | Red One con ópticas Arri Master Primes y zoom Angenieux Optimo |
Laboratories | IMAGE FILM |
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- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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Festival De Cannes 2009 | Prix Vulcain Technical Award for the Sound | |
Ix Festival De Cine Español Cinehorizontes De Marsella 2010 (Francia) | Gran premio |
Participation in Festivals | Section |
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Festival De Cannes 2009 | Official Selection. Competition |
Ix Festival De Cine Español Cinehorizontes De Marsella 2010 (Francia) | |
Muestra De Cine De Guadalajara 2010 (México) |