Cicada (2014)
Cicada is the story of Jumpei-- a man who loses sight of his progeny when he finds out he is infertile, but then is given the gift of clairvoyance and begins to see glimpses of the future. These glimpses lead him to a series of cicada shells, which become symbolic of his desire to shed his old self. Though his lineage ends with himself, Jumpei starts anew as a father-figure to his sister's young son.
Director: Dean Yamada
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Yugo Saso as Jumpei Taneda |
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Masayuki Yui as Gankane-san |
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Sakae Kimura as Susumu Niikura |
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Hitomi Takimoto as Yukari Ichinose |
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Houten Saito as Ryota |
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Hiroko Wada as Nanaja Ashiwara |
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Jumpei Yasui as Masaki Ashiwara |
| Directing | Dean Yamada | Director |
| Editing | Zack Smith | Editor |
| Camera | Joey Kennedy | Key Grip |
| Crew | Alex Kabelitz | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Leilani T. Abad | Consulting Editor |
| Editing | Michael Asmus | Editor |
| Editing | Katie Agarth | Editor |
| Sound | Dana Niu | Music |
| Camera | Trevor Smith | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Rachel Van Der Merwe | Producer |
| Production | Dani Light | Producer |
| Directing | Erika Pontius | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Alex Kabelitz | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Lydia Dunham | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Lydia Dunham | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Rick Lopez | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Angela Kwan Ang | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Will Scherer | Editor |
| Production | Showgo Ookawa | Producer |
| Production | Matthew Little | Producer |
| Writing | Yu Shibuya | Writer |
| Production | Yu Shibuya | Producer |
| Sound | Jed Saba | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Daniel McNutt | Cinematography |
| Lighting | Andrew Rurik | Gaffer |
| Art | Tiffany Castro | Art Direction |