Grab the Sun (Taiyo wo Tsukame)

[Machine Translation] Official selection of the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival, Japanese Film Splash Competition. The film features a strong competition among the young cast of Kaito Yoshimura, Kodai Asaka, and Yukino Kishii, all of whom have been in the spotlight of the festival. The film was directed by 26-year-old rising star Yutaro Nakamura, whose talent has been praised by director Nobuhiko Obayashi. His long-awaited theatrical debut, "Catch the Sun," is a new work that focuses on a group of young people living in the city with "music" as its subject matter. To support the director's new challenge, veteran members of the Japanese film industry, including Kazuhiro Suzuki (cinematography) and Takaaki Yamamoto (sound recording), participated in the film. The film is accompanied by Shoji Ikenaga ("To the Lovers Who Are Determined in Advance"), one of Japan's leading track makers of "Ajien Universe" and "Mohican Goes Home," who provides emotional music that accompanies the story. --The live house in Shibuya, Tokyo. Musician Yat goes on stage to the cheers of the audience. Photographer Takuma points his camera at Yat. Yumika, Takuma's ex-girlfriend. The three, who have been friends since high school, have complicated feelings for each other...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: making-of, theatrical trailer

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第29回東京国際映画祭 日本映画スプラッシュ部門 公式出品作品。吉村界人×浅香航大×岸井ゆきの、熱い視線を浴びる若手キャストの鮮烈な競演! メガホンを取ったのは、大林宣彦監督もその才能を絶賛した弱冠26歳の新星・中村祐太郎。『太陽を掴め』は待望の劇場デビュー作であり、「音楽」を題材に都会に生きる若者たちの群像にスポットを当てた、新境地というべき作品に仕上がっている。監督の新たな挑戦を支えるべく、撮影の鈴木一博、録音の山本タカアキら、日本映画界を牽引するベテラン陣も参加。劇伴は、『味園ユニバース』『モヒカン故郷に帰る』などの日本を代表するトラックメイカー 池永正二(あらかじめ決められた恋人たちへ)が担当し、物語に寄り添うエモーショナルな楽曲を提供している。 ――渋谷のライブハウス。歓声を受けステージに上がるミュージシャンのヤット。ヤットにカメラを向けるフォトグラファーのタクマ。タクマの元恋人であるユミカ。高校時代から友人関係を築いてきた三人は、お互いに複雑な感情を抱いていて・・・。

映像特典: メイキング、劇場オリジナル予告編