FEATURE FILM COMPETITION: THE GESUIDOUZ

TIME: 17:30, Saturday 30th November
VENUE: BLOC cinema

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THE GESUIDOUZ

DirectorKenichi Ugana  
ProducerRiku Sumida
Running Time1:33:00
GenreDrama/Comedy/Music
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese (English Sub)
Main CastsNatsuko
Leo Imamura
Yutaka Kyan
Rocko Zevenbergen
Yuya Endo
ScreenplayKenichi Ugana
Premiere StatusLondon
SYNOPSISHanako, vocalist of the now iconic punk band “The Gesuidouz”, along with guitarist Masao, bassist Ryuzo, and drummer Santarou, face a question from a foreign interviewer… “What does music mean to
you?”. Hanako reflects on the band’s journey, beginning under a small record label.

The Gesuidouz are confronted by a pile of unsold albums and dwindling audience numbers. Their manager, Takamura, proposes a last-ditch effort: relocate to the countryside, compose a new song, and if it’s a hit, he won’t drop them from the record label. Seeing it as their final opportunity, Hanako, grappling with a belief that she will die at age 27, holds onto her rock star dreams and agrees. With a beat up van full of equipment and unsold albums, the band settles in a remote village with no cell phone service…
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT映画を作れることへの喜び（と少しの苦しさ)を存分に込めて作った映画が、今年から始まる映画祭で上映されることにとても興奮しています。
僕のイギリスへの憧れと愛も沢山詰め込まれています。
沢山の方に楽しんでいただけますように。

I am very excited that the film, which I made with all the joy (and a little bit of bitterness) of filmmaking, will be screened at the festival starting this year.
It’s also filled with a lot of my admiration and love for the UK.
I hope many people will enjoy it.
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTIONcompany name: RIGHTS CUBE Inc.
contact name: Yuta Takahashi
takahashi@rightscube.co.jp