Mr. Katakuri himself, Sawada 'Julie' Kenji, and Ueno Juri of Swing Girls fame star in heart-warming family drama Shiawase no Suicchi (literally "Switch of Happiness") from producers Tohokushinsha and Tokyo Theatres.
The film has been conceived, written and directed by Yasuda Mana (36), an independent filmmaker who made a name for herself as an 'O.L. (office lady) director' for churning out short films and television works while holding on to her day job doing sales promotion for an electrical manufacturer. She has also written the screenplay for the upcoming adaptation of horror manga master Umezu Kazuo's Nekome Kozo.Shiawase no Suicchi will be her feature film debut.
Synopsis:
Fed up with her stubborn father Seichiro (Sawada) and his unprofitable small-town electric appliance store, Inada Rei (Ueno) leaves home for the big city to become a fledgling designer. However, she subsequently becomes disillusioned with her new career and lifestyle, and is contemplating her next move when she learns that her father has broken his leg. Rei returns home to help out with the store, and is reunited with her earnest older sister Hitomi (Honjo Manami) and boyish younger sister Kaori (Nakamura Shizuka). As she reluctantly readjusts to her new job and her family, she begins to realise the affection felt toward her father by the local community, as well as the love and strong connections that bind her family together.
Shiawase no Suicchi, shot on location in and supported by Tanabe City in Wakayama Prefecture.
slashersam016 wrote:i like her in here. very simple yet pretty. :D
Agreed.
I notice that many of the photographs in Japan doesn't try to cover up things like Juri-chan's two characteristic little moles with airbrush or Photoshop... :thumbsup: