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 a Gynoid 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]
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | さようなら | ||||
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| Directed by | Kōji Fukada | ||||
| Screenplay by | Kōji Fukada | ||||
| Based on | a play by Oriza Hirata | ||||
| Produced by | Keisuke Konishi Hiroyuki Onogawa Kōji Fukada Bryerly Long[1] | ||||
| Starring | Bryerly Long Geminoid F | ||||
| Cinematography | Akiko Ashizawa[2] | ||||
| Edited by | Naohiro Urabe Koji Fukada[1] | ||||
| Music by | Hiroyuki Onogawa[1] | ||||
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Running time | 112 minutes[2] | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Languages | Japanese English French German[2] | ||||
Cast
edit- Bryerly Long as Tanya[1]
- Geminoid F[1]
- Hirofumi Arai[1]
- Makiko Murata[1]
- Nijirō Murakami[1]
- Yukio Kibiki[1]
- Jérôme Kircher[1]
- Irene Jacob[1]
- Noémie Nakai
Release
editThe world premiere of the film was in October 2015, at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[3] The film was then released in Japan on November 21, 2015.[4]
Reception
editCritical reception
editPeter Debruge of Variety called the film a "dreary study of human-robot relations [that] offers little to engage apart from its pretty scenery."[2]
Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter called the film a "dark, hopeless and pretty depressing [...] post-apocalyptic Japanese mood piece".[1]
Accolades
editThe film was in competition at the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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 Peter Debruge (October 24, 2015). "Tokyo Film Review: 'Sayonara'". variety.com. 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
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Sayônara at IMDb