World Premiere | In Competition
Guests: YOSHIDA Keisuke, director;KUSUNOKI Tomoharu, producer; OZEKI Gen, producer
Japan, 2026, 106’, Japanese
Directed by: Yoshida Keisuke
Screenplay: Yoshida Keisuke
Cinematography (color): Shida Takayuki
Editing: Komino Masashi
Music: Sebu Hiroko
Producers: Kusunoki Tomoharu, Ozeki Gen
Executive Producer: Kawamura Hideki
Cast: Ichinose Wataru, Kaho, Kohsaka Hayato, Shinohara Atsushi, Urabe Fusako, Yamazaki Nanami, Takada Mansaku, Matsuki Daisuke, Ozawa Mayu, Patrick Harlan
Date of First Release in Territory: June 26th, 2026
“I’m happy to hurt others.” This is what drives the violence of teenage Kaito. A teacher, perhaps the only one who has faith in him, turns to Nishi who, after having served his time for horrific crimes, now runs a rehabilitation centre. The process is harsh, violent, and perhaps even hopeless, and Nishi’s methods are as questionable as his past. Will they manage to find a balance, or is there really no hope for them?
Yoshida Keisuke
Yoshida Keisuke (b. 1975) graduated from the Tokyo Visual Arts film school and worked as a lighting director on promotional videos, TV commercials and on the films of mentor Tsukamoto Shinya. In 2006 he made his directorial debut with the youth drama
Raw Summer. After that, Yoshida wrote a novel that he later filmed as
Café Isobe (2008). His 2015 crime thriller
Himeanole was an Udine FEFF selection, as was his 2021 boxing drama
Blue and
Missing (2024).
Selected filmography
2005 – Raw Summer
2008 – Cafe Isobe
2010 – Triangle
2013 – Mugiko-san to
2013 – The Workhorse & the Bigmouth
2014 – Silver Spoon
2016 – Himeanole
2021 – Blue
2024 – Missing
2026 – Unchained