Athens International Film Festival
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Life Can Be So Wonderful - Sekai wa tokidoki utsukushii

Open Sesame Co
Kaho Nakane
3F Ginza Chuo-ku
104 0061 Tokyo
Japan
Tel: 0081 3 51 59 0871
Fax: 0081 3 35 61 6262
e-mail: kaho@open-sesame.jp

A composite film in five chapters, Life Can Be So Wonderful links together the stories of five ordinary people portraying their daily struggles, expectations, joys and disillusionments. Escaping linearity Osamu Minorikawa’s lyrical directorial debut merges diverse elements to weave a single hymn to life iteself. At once melancholy and optimistic, Life Can Be So Wonderful is a heart-warming film filled with tenderness and kindness, such as one still hopes to discover in the hidden recesses of the city.

Director: Osamu Minorikawa
Screenwriter: Osamu Minorikawa
Cinematography: Akiko Ashizawa
Editing: Shikegazu Tokimori
Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Mikako Ichikawa, Hitomi Katayama

Japan, Color
Japanese, 70΄
Format: 35mm


    Publication date: 2007-09-10 23:45:31