Matsuri (2016)
A junior high school teacher named Sachie has been living alone. She is not respected by her students and also has trouble fitting into her workspace. One of her students, Hagiwara, has been winning one writing contest after another due to his eloquence. But, he starts to lose sight of himself after a transfer student from the city joins his class. Sachie, on the other hand has started attending a Japanese Taiko (drum) class offered at a nearby community center to get away from her empty life. Their frustrations collide at the school's festival.
Director:
Mari Kawakita
Writer:
Kazune Okada
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Netsuki Mieda as |
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Yuto as |
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Tatsuki Kawashima as |
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Yuri Sato as |
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Terumi Hiraiwa as |
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Akiko Yasu as |
| Directing | Mari Kawakita | Director |
| Writing | Kazune Okada | Screenplay |
| Production | Hiroshi Nagai | Producer |
| Directing | Masamichi Kawata | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tomoya Takashima | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yosuke Yamashita | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ryo Tonomura | Cinematography |
| Lighting | Sha Kunken | Lighting Artist |
| Sound | Shunpei Ito | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Yuki Murakami | Production Designer |
| Editing | Ryuichi Goto | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yumi Sato | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shinji Hashimoto | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naoko Kashiro | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Takefumi Kobayashi | Music |