[New director appears! Latest news] Director Takuro Ijichi’s debut feature film “Go” is the first Japanese film to be selected for the historic Chinese Critics Weekly
Letheany&Co. LLC Press release: November 6, 2024 Director Takuro Ijichi’s debut feature film “Go” is the first Japanese film to be selected for the historic Chinese Critics Weekly 35mm Critics Week hosted by China Film Criticism Society (Chongqing)
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/143560/3/143560-3-257a394cdf0bfc9db464a5f053a68371-2240×1260.jpg Introducing the winning work “Go” “35mm Critics Week” is an event held as part of a film festival sponsored by the Chinese Film Critics Association, with the aim of introducing and evaluating young Chinese directors and up-and-coming film works. The fact that a Japanese work has been selected this time is an extremely rare event that has never happened before, contributing to the development of film culture in both Japan and China, and strengthening ties between the film industries throughout Asia in recent years. suggests. [China Film Critics Association] It is an academic society that aims to promote and develop film criticism in China, and is an organization for specialized research and criticism of Chinese films. This academic society is comprised of film critics, academics, and people involved in the film industry, and provides a forum for evaluating and discussing the artistic value, social impact, and cultural
significance of films from multiple perspectives. For many years, he has been in charge of judging China’s major film awards, such as the Golden Rooster Award, Hua Biao Award, “Five Pieces One” Engineering Award, Golden Eagle Award, and Feitian Award, and has also been involved in the selection of the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Beijing International Film Festival. Involved. Established in 1981, there are currently over 600 members.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/143560/3/143560-3-8ca55999ec943d383725c01877793195-1920×1038.png Director: Takuro Ijichi, Producer: Natsuka Ogawa Movie “Go” synopsis : Gaku, a young boy born and raised in the great outdoors of Kagoshima, joins the baseball club of his dreams, but as he experiences the harshness of human society where things don’t go his way, he becomes frustrated and loses the meaning of life. By chance, Gaku is reunited with his childhood friend Ryu, and Gaku regains his sense of wonder (the sense of wonder that all children have). A story about realizing the preciousness of this moment we are living now and moving forward. Overview :The script that director Ijichi wrote for his university entrance exam was published in 2021 during his third year at university. ARRI Independent Project was selected, and production began with all ARRI equipment provided free of charge. It was completed in April 2020 after a one-year shooting period and three years of editing. Movies selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in February 2020 “How to live” and “Life planning” have been designated as subjects, and are currently being taught at junior high and high schools in Kagoshima, director Ijichi’s hometown and filming location. The film “Go” is treated as a lesson and is used as a work of art with educational value. (Sponsored by Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education and Kagoshima City Board of Education) *The movie has not yet been released to general theaters. Director Ijichi deserves attention. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/143560/3/143560-3-b98a910a0cee9d66de943fba51a776d6-1562×2335.jpg Director Takuro Ijichi Takuro Ijichi (Takuro Ichichi) Born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1998 Graduated from Beijing Film Academy Directing Department in 2022
