Story of movie Sayonara 2015 Film : Sayonara (Japanese: ????? Hepburn: Say?nara, lit. "Goodbye") is a 2015 Japanese film written and directed by K?ji Fukada and based on a play by Oriza Hirata. Starring Bryerly Long and Geminoid F, the film was promoted as "the first movie to feature an android performing opposite a human actor". It premiered in October 2015 at the Tokyo International Film Festival and is scheduled for release in Japan on November 21, 2015.
| Sayonara | |
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Poster | |
| Japanese | ????? |
| Hepburn | Say?nara |
| Directed by | K?ji Fukada |
| Produced by | Keisuke Konishi Hiroyuki Onogawa K?ji Fukada Bryerly Long |
| Screenplay by | K?ji Fukada |
| Based on | a play by Oriza Hirata |
| Starring | Bryerly Long Geminoid F |
| Music by | Hiroyuki Onogawa |
| Cinematography | Akiko Ashizawa |
| Edited by | Naohiro Urabe Koji Fukada |
Production companies | Phantom Film K&AG Tokyo Garage AtomX Addix Letre Katsu-do |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese English French German |
Screenplay
- Bryerly Long as Tanya
- Geminoid F
- Hirofumi Arai
- Makiko Murata
- Nijiro Murakami
- Yukio Kibiki
- Jérôme Kircher
- Irene Jacob
The world premiere of the film was in October 2015, at the Tokyo International Film Festival. It is scheduled for release in Japan on November 21, 2015.
Critical reception
Peter Debruge of Variety called the film a "dreary study of human-robot relations offers little to engage apart from its pretty scenery."
Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter called the film a "dark, hopeless and pretty depressing post-apocalyptic Japanese mood piece".
Accolades
The film was in competition at the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival.
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