Oyu

Oyu

Oyu

France-Japan / Fiction / 21’ / 4K / Colour / 2023

It is the last day of the year and night falls on the small town of Toyama, Japan. A man goes to the public bath to retrieve a forgotten object. But once inside, the promise of a hot bath compels him to stay.

Director: Atsushi Hirai

Script: Martin Bertier, Atsushi Hirai

Director of Photography: Benoit Pain

Producer: Damien Manivel, Martin Bertier

Music: Jérôme Petit

Editing: Jehan Folqué

Sound: Gen Takahashi, Simon Apostolou, Agathe Poche

Cast: Okihiko Yoshizawa, Hisako Mizuki, Kota Tsunezawa, Satchiko Okuno


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Born in Toyama, Japan, Atsushi Hirai studied filmmaking in Tokyo and then in France, where he settled in 2015 and worked as an assistant director, especially on Damien Manivel’s films. His first film, “Return to Toyama”, was presented in international competition at the Locarno Film Festival. “Oyu” is his second film.

Filmography

2023 Oyu

2020 Retour à Toyama

2017 Déclic

Festivals Attended

Cannes Film Festival - Quinzaine des cinéastes (2023)

Donostia-San Sebastian Film Festival (2023)

Thess International Shorts Festival (2023)

Stockholm International Film Festival (2023)

Festival Nouveau Cinéma (2023)

International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (2023)

Vilnius short film festival (2024)

BOGOSHORTS Bogotà Shorts Film Festival (2023)

Festival Séquence Court-métrage (2023)

Zubroffka International Film Festival (2023)

Awards

Retour à Toyama - Best Short Film – Japan Competition (2021)

Oyu – Jury Prize - ZubrOFFka Film Festival (2023)

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