A Girl in the Sunset
夕映え少女
Synopsis
Based on four early novellas by Noble Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata, this omnibus of four short films are by emerging directors from the second graduating class of the new Graduate School of Film and New Media at Japan’s top art school, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo Geidai), where famed directors Takeshi Kitano and Kiyoshi Kurosawa teach.
Top Cast
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Yuriko Yoshitaka
(segment "Itaria no Uta")
Kazuya Takahashi
(segment "Itaria no Uta")
Maiko Yamada
(segment "Musume Gokoro")
Seiko Iwaido
(segment "Musume Gokoro")
Haru
(segment "Asakusa no Shimai ")
Hanae Kan
(segment "Asakusa no Shimai")
Takayo Mimura
(segment "Asakusa no Shimai")
Reiko Igarashi
(segment "Yuubae Shojo")
Ryunosuke Kawai
(segment "Yuubae Shojo")
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shinju Funabiki, Natsuki Seta, Saki Yamada, Yuichiro Yoshida
- Screenplay & Story
- Ayumi Kanno
- Original Title
- 夕映え少女
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Studios
- Geneon Entertainment
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shinju Funabiki, Natsuki Seta, Saki Yamada, Yuichiro Yoshida
Ayumi Kanno, Yasunari Kawabata
Hidehiko Kobayashi, Yuichi Yuzawa, Daisuke Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Sasaki
Ryoko Yamamoto, Shogo Yokoyama, Azusa Yamazaki
Satoshi Fujii
Department Leadership Roster
Koji Tanaka
Production Design
Shinju Funabiki
Director
Natsuki Seta
Director
Saki Yamada
Director
Yuichiro Yoshida
Director
Hidehiko Kobayashi
Director of Photography
Yuichi Yuzawa
Director of Photography
Ryoko Yamamoto
Editor
Ayumi Kanno
Screenplay
Daisuke Yamamoto
Director of Photography
Shogo Yokoyama
Editor
Yasuyuki Sasaki
Director of Photography
Satoshi Fujii
Producer
Azusa Yamazaki
Editor
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What is A Girl in the Sunset about?
Based on four early novellas by Noble Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata, this omnibus of four short films are by emerging directors from the second graduating class of the new Graduate School of Film and New Media at Japan’s top art school, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo Geidai), where famed directors Takeshi Kitano and Kiyoshi Kurosawa teach.
Who directed A Girl in the Sunset?
A Girl in the Sunset was directed by Shinju Funabiki, Natsuki Seta, Saki Yamada, Yuichiro Yoshida.
Who stars in A Girl in the Sunset?
The principal cast of A Girl in the Sunset includes Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kazuya Takahashi, Maiko Yamada, Seiko Iwaido, Haru.
When was A Girl in the Sunset released and how long is it?
A Girl in the Sunset was released in 2008 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.