Contemporary Japanese Cinema
Gōon
Dir. Katayama Ryō
Japan 2019, 99’
Subtitles: Polish & English
One day, Makoto faces the fact that his older brother has committed a crime.This harsh incident leads Makoto’s father to kill himself, and causes his mother to completely lose all sense of reality. Without any support or way to turn to, he runs away from home, and on his search for closure a vagrant appears before him. Since that encounter, the sound of confronting life begins to roar quietly inside of Makoto.
Katayama Ryō
Born in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, in 1980, Katayama Ryo is an actor and director. After graduating from college in 2003, Katayama started his career as an actor, mainly performing in independent films. As a director, his short films received acclaim at numerous domestic film festivals, including the Special Jury Prize at Tachikawa Meigazadori Cinema Festival in 2018 for Meisoujyushi. Roar is his directorial debut feature.
Cast & Crew
Director: Katayama Ryō
Screenplay: Katayama Ryō
Cinematography: Fukuyama Yuji
Editing: Katayama Ryō
Music: Naoryu
Cast: Anraku Ryō, Ota Mie, Ōmiya Shōji, Kishi Mari, Nakayama Takuya, Yanagitani Kazunari, Amatsu Rika, Tanaka Yosuke, Amatsu Wataru, Okada Hiroshi, Matsubayashi Shinji, Katayama Ryō, Miyata Kazuo
Producer: Yuya Natsui, Miyata Kosuke
Production: Sunekajiri STUDIO
Language: Japanese
Colouration: Colour
