Saihate

[Machine Translation] Michio Koshikawa has been called a solitary poet of images for his high literary quality and unique approach to depicting the lives and sexuality of people living in the city in such works as "Hand in Hand, Two on the Run," "Life and Death by the Sea," "Anore," "A Small History of Love," "Azami-san no Koto," "Ararat" and "Back," as well as for his unique perspective on the lives and sexuality of people living in the city. His latest work, "Saigatte" (The End of the West), is a film that captures the life and sexuality of people living in the city. With Koshikawa's warm gaze that has captured the lives and sexuality of people living in the city, a new masterpiece was born, showing the journey of two men and a woman, each with their own sense of loss and emptiness, from the city to the forest, and eventually to the sea, and their dazzling love story. The heroine, Momo, is played by Kitazawa Hibiki, an up-and-coming actress in her first starring role in a feature film. She gives a fresh performance as a girl with sorrow in her heart. The character of Todo is played by popular actor Ayumi Nakajima, whose acting skills have been highly acclaimed in such films as "Chance and Imagination," "Ai ni Nani," "Yodaka no Katamoi," and "Ito Michi. His melancholy performance of a man in despair over his life is captivating. --The film depicts the fantastic and nostalgic escapades of an empty-headed woman and a cram school teacher with a secret who meet in the city at night. One day, a young woman, Momo, and a 40-year-old man, Todo, meet at a tavern. Walking hand in hand through the night streets, singing "Shoes Clacking," the two eventually find themselves in love, and they have a physical encounter. The next morning, Toudou recalls the memory of last night and says, "It's like a road trip. Momo understands the meaning of his words and silently cries to him. The two, who each have their own painful pasts, decide to escape from this world by heading for the sea.

*Rated 15-and-over.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: theatrical trailer(s)

手をつないで、逃げる二人 『海辺の生と死』『アノレ』『海辺の生と死』『愛の小さな歴史』『あざみさんのこと』『アララト』『背中』など高い文学性と街に生きる人々の生と性を独自の視線で描く手法から、孤高の映像詩人と謳われる越川道夫。監督の最新作『さいはて』。街に生きる人々の生と性を捉えてきた越川の温かな視線により、それぞれに喪失と空虚感を抱く男女二人の街から森へ、やがて海へと展開する旅路と目映い恋模様を映しだす、新たな傑作が誕生した。ヒロイン・モモには、本作が長編映画初主演となる新進女優北澤響。瑞々しい演技で哀しみを抱えた少女を演じる。トウドウ約には、『偶然と想像』『愛なのに』『よだかの片想い』『いとみち』などで高い演技力が評価される人気俳優中島歩。人生に絶望した男性を哀愁漂う演技で魅せる。 ――夜の街で出会った虚ろな女性と秘密を抱える塾講師の幻想的かつノスタルジックな逃避行を描く本作。ある日、居酒屋で知り合う若い女性モモと、40歳の男性トウドウ。夜の街を手をつなぎ、「靴が鳴る」を歌いながら歩く二人はやがて互いを求め合い、身体を交わす。翌朝、昨晩の記憶をたどりながら「道行みたいだね」と語るトウドウ。その言葉の意味を理解したモモは黙って彼に泣きつく。それぞれに辛い過去を持つ二人は海を目指して、この世界から逃げる事にする―。

映像特典: 劇場予告編