Between Cinema and Theatre
Arupusu stando hoshi no hō
Dir. Jōjō Hideo
Japan 2020, 75’
Subtitles: Polish & English
It is the first round of the national high school baseball tournament but we're less concerned with what goes on in the baseball diamond, rather, it is the people in the stands who we watch. A former baseball team player named Fujino and two members of the theater group, Yasuda and Tamiya, have come to cheer for the team. Miyashita, once the smartest person in the grade, has just lost her position to the captain of the brass band and is on her own. As these characters interact while watching a baseball game, their hidden thoughts also become apparent... "On The Edge of Their Seats" is based on an award-winning stage play created by a theatre group from a high school in Hyogo Prefecture.
Jōjō Hideo
Jōjō Hideo made his debut as a pink film director with his film in 2003. He leads the new generation of Japanese pink film and explores another pink film genre by adopting fantasy and comic element, which is different from the existing pink films. On the Edge of Their Seats is one of his few non-pink films, based on an award-winning stage play created by a theatre group from a high school in Hyogo Prefecture.
Filmography
2003 Ajimashitai hitozumatachi
2008 Dekotora Gyaru Nami
2009 Tanatosu
2009 18 rin
2020 Sei no Gekiyaku
Cast & Crew
Director: Jōjō Hideo
Screenplay: Okumura Tetsuya
Cinematography: Murahashi Yoshi
Cast: Ono Rina, Hirai Amon, Nishimoto Marin, Nakamura Shuri, Kuroki Hikari, Tamao Hirai, Ruka Yamakawa, Metsugi Rikki
Production: SPOTTED PRODUCTIONS
Language: Japanese
Colouration: Colour
