Announcing the winner of the Oshima Prize 2024
The fifth Oshima Prize 2024 goes to Kudo Masaaki, director of "A Far Shore".
Director Kudo Masaaki
Director's bio
Born on October 31, 1983, in Kyoto Prefecture. After graduating from the Visual Arts College Osaka, inspired by director Nagisa Oshima, he joined Shochiku Studios. He studied under directors such as Morita Yoshimitsu, Ishii Gakuryu, and Yamazaki Takashi. His first feature film directorial work, "I'm Crazy" (2019), won the NETPAC Award at the 22nd Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in 2019. His second feature, "Unprecedented" (2021), scheduled for release in 2024, was officially screened in the Rebels with A Cause section at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. His third work, "A Far Shore," was selected for the competition section of the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2022 and won the Audience Award at the 23rd Tokyo FILMeX the same year. Moreover, in January 2024, he won the New Director's Grand Prix & Best New Actor Award (Hanase Kotone) at the 37th Takasaki Film Festival.
Filmography
2019 I'm Crazy
2021 Unprecedented
2022 A Far Shore
■Jurors
President of Jury: Kurosawa Kiyoshi
Jury: Araki Keiko
※Due to the passing of Sakamoto Ryuichi, the President of the Jury since the first Oshima Prize, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, who has been a member of the jury since the first prize is serving as the new President of the Jury.
■The fifth Oshima Prize Commemorative Screening
Date: Sunday 17 March, 2024 2pm～
Venue: Marunouchi Hall, Tokyo
Program:
2:00 pm～ I Screening The winner's film A Far Shore by Kudo Masaaki (2022)
4:30 pm～ II Screening Oshima Nagisa's film Boy by Oshima Naigsa (1969)
6:25 pm～ III Talk session Speakers: Kudo Masaaki and Kurosawa Kiyoshi.
A Far Shore
2022/color/128 minutes
Director & Writer: Kudo Masaaki
Cast : Hanase Kotone, Ishida Yumemi, Sakuma Yoshiro
Synopsis:
Aoi has dropped out of high school and gives birth to a baby son with her husband Masaya. They live in Okinawa, the Southern island of Japan where they were both born. To make ends meet, she starts working as a night-club hostess. Masaya loses his job and cannot deal with the family’s responsibilities. Their immaturity and dependence aggravate the relationship and continuous fights lead to a social downfall. Aoi’s bond with her son sets her on a path to find solutions.
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Boy
1969/color/97 minites
Direcotr: Oshima Nagisa
Cast:Watanabe Fumio, Koyama Akiko, Abe Tetsuo
Synopsis:
A family of "accident fakers" throw themselves into a car and extort money from the driver. The film depicts the loneliness of a 10-year-old boy who survives the fierce adult world by escaping into fantasy. Based on an actual incident, this beautiful masterpiece was shot on a low budget on location throughout Japan.
■Tikect information
P Code: 553-762
Price: 2,500 yen
*Free admission for under 19
【Buy tickets】 (Japanese only)
Director Kudo Masaaki
Director's bio
Born on October 31, 1983, in Kyoto Prefecture. After graduating from the Visual Arts College Osaka, inspired by director Nagisa Oshima, he joined Shochiku Studios. He studied under directors such as Morita Yoshimitsu, Ishii Gakuryu, and Yamazaki Takashi. His first feature film directorial work, "I'm Crazy" (2019), won the NETPAC Award at the 22nd Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in 2019. His second feature, "Unprecedented" (2021), scheduled for release in 2024, was officially screened in the Rebels with A Cause section at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. His third work, "A Far Shore," was selected for the competition section of the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2022 and won the Audience Award at the 23rd Tokyo FILMeX the same year. Moreover, in January 2024, he won the New Director's Grand Prix & Best New Actor Award (Hanase Kotone) at the 37th Takasaki Film Festival.
Filmography
2019 I'm Crazy
2021 Unprecedented
2022 A Far Shore
■Jurors
President of Jury: Kurosawa Kiyoshi
Jury: Araki Keiko
※Due to the passing of Sakamoto Ryuichi, the President of the Jury since the first Oshima Prize, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, who has been a member of the jury since the first prize is serving as the new President of the Jury.
■The fifth Oshima Prize Commemorative Screening
Date: Sunday 17 March, 2024 2pm～
Venue: Marunouchi Hall, Tokyo
Program:
2:00 pm～ I Screening The winner's film A Far Shore by Kudo Masaaki (2022)
4:30 pm～ II Screening Oshima Nagisa's film Boy by Oshima Naigsa (1969)
6:25 pm～ III Talk session Speakers: Kudo Masaaki and Kurosawa Kiyoshi.
A Far Shore
2022/color/128 minutes
Director & Writer: Kudo Masaaki
Cast : Hanase Kotone, Ishida Yumemi, Sakuma Yoshiro
Synopsis:
Aoi has dropped out of high school and gives birth to a baby son with her husband Masaya. They live in Okinawa, the Southern island of Japan where they were both born. To make ends meet, she starts working as a night-club hostess. Masaya loses his job and cannot deal with the family’s responsibilities. Their immaturity and dependence aggravate the relationship and continuous fights lead to a social downfall. Aoi’s bond with her son sets her on a path to find solutions.
©2022AFARSHOREfilmpartners
Boy
1969/color/97 minites
Direcotr: Oshima Nagisa
Cast:Watanabe Fumio, Koyama Akiko, Abe Tetsuo
Synopsis:
A family of "accident fakers" throw themselves into a car and extort money from the driver. The film depicts the loneliness of a 10-year-old boy who survives the fierce adult world by escaping into fantasy. Based on an actual incident, this beautiful masterpiece was shot on a low budget on location throughout Japan.
■Tikect information
P Code: 553-762
Price: 2,500 yen
*Free admission for under 19
【Buy tickets】 (Japanese only)