Restart

[Machine Translation] Director Hiroshi Shinagawa's first film with a female lead in this coming-of-age story about a 28-year-old! EMILY, vocalist of the male-female folk duo HONEBONE, was chosen for the lead role. Shinagawa saw her by chance when she appeared on TV and made an enthusiastic offer. Shinagawa made an enthusiastic offer to EMILY. In her first movie role, EMILY delivers a naturalistic performance and an impressive singing voice. The supporting role of her classmate is played by SWAY of DOBERMAN INFINITY, a multi-talented rapper and creator as well as an actor as a member of Gekidan EXILE, and the supporting roles of her parents are played by Hideo Nakano and Asukara Kurosawa, acting actors who have appeared in many films. The cast also includes Ryuichi Kosugi (Black Mayonnaise) and Akihiro Nishino (King Kong), who both volunteered to participate in the crowdfunding campaign and are eager to appear in the film. --Mio Sugihara is 28 years old. Occupation, singer-songwriter, former underground idol. Life doesn't end with a single failure. You can "restart" from the bottom again and again. Mio grew up in Shimokawa-cho, Hokkaido, and moved to Tokyo with dreams of becoming a singer-songwriter. However, she was unwillingly working as an unsuccessful underground idol. One day, an unintentional scandal with a famous artist leads to public bashing. Hurt by the broken dream she had envisioned, Mio returned to her hometown, but was unable to get along with her family and friends. Then, her classmate Daiki takes Mio out to a place that holds fond memories for her. Healed by the nature-rich scenery and the kindness of the people, Mio slowly begins to look forward.

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品川ヒロシ監督が初めて女性を主人公に描いた28歳の青春ストーリー! 主演に抜擢されたのは、男女フォークデュオHONEBONEのボーカルを務めるEMILY。テレビ出演した際に、偶然目にした品川が「この子しかいない!」と熱烈オファー。初挑戦となった映画出演で、自然体の芝居と圧巻の歌声を響かせている。彼女を支える同級生役に劇団EXILEの一員として俳優活動を行うほか、ラッパー、クリエイターとしてもマルチな才能をみせるDOBERMAN INFINITYのSWAY、両親役に数々の作品に出演する演技派俳優、中野英雄、黒沢あすからが脇を固めるほか、自らの意志でクラウドファンディングに参加し、出演を熱望した小杉竜一 (ブラックマヨネーズ)、西野亮廣 (キングコング)といったバラエティ豊かなキャストも多数出演している。 ――杉原未央、28歳。職業、シンガーソングライター 元地下アイドル。たった一度の失敗で人生は終わらない。何度だって、どん底からだって、"リスタート"できる。北海道下川町で育った未央は、シンガーソングライターを夢見て上京。しかし、不本意ながら売れない地下アイドルとして活動していた。ある日、意図せず起きた有名アーティストとのスキャンダルによって、世間からのバッシングを受けることに。思い描いていた夢に破れ傷つき、故郷に帰ってきた未央だったが、家族や友人にも上手く接することが出来ずにいた。そんな中、同級生の大輝は、未央を思い出の場所へと連れ出す。自然豊かな景色とその優しさに癒され、未央はゆっくりと前を向き始める―。

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