Homesick

(Sub in Eng, French & Spanish)

Two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Murai braves danger and wanders through the no-go zone in order to spend time with Jun, his eight-year-old son.

Behind the scene : https://vimeo.com/670872326

Written and directed by Koya KAMURA (insta : @koyakamura)

Production : OFFSHORE

Produced by Rafael ANDREA SOATTO

Co-production : TOBOGGAN

Co-produced by Hiroto OGI, Kaz SHINAGAWA

* César 2021 - Official selection *

58 official selections / 40 Awards

• winner ••• HOLLYSHORTS ••• Best Director

• winner ••• HOLLYSHORTS ••• Impossible Dream Jury Award

• winner ••• GOLD COAST ••• Jury Award

• winner ••• GOLD COAST ••• Audience Award

• winner ••• COTE COURT ••• Audience Award

• winner ••• COTE COURT ••• Student Jury Award

• winner ••• RHODE ISLAND INT’ FILM FESTIVAL ••• Best Cinematography

• winner ••• OFF-COURT ••• Audience Award

• winner ••• FEST EUROPEEN DE LILLE ••• Grand Prix Award

• winner ••• FEST EUROPEEN DE LILLE ••• Audience Award

• winner ••• AFTERIMAGE ••• Audience Award

• winner ••• DES NOTES ET DES TOILES ••• Special Mention

• winner ••• C’EST TROP COURT ••• Audience Award

• winner ••• C’EST TROP COURT ••• Young Jury Award

• winner ••• FEST INT' AUBAGNE ••• Meilleur Film Award

• winner ••• LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES ••• Audience Award

• winner ••• LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES ••• Youth Jury Award

• winner ••• LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES ••• 6néma Award

• winner ••• SAN JOSE ••• Best Short Film Award

• winner ••• SULMONA ••• Special Jury Award

• winner ••• EURYDICE ••• Jury Award

• winner ••• CORONADO ISLAND ••• Best Short Film Award

• winner ••• CORONADO ISLAND ••• Audience Award

• winner ••• TORONTO REEL ASIAN ••• Air Canada Award

• winner ••• TOUS COURT D'AIX ••• Audience Award

• winner ••• TOUS COURT D'AIX ••• Jury Award

• winner ••• TOUS COURT D'AIX ••• Unifrance Award

• winner ••• 24 COURTS ••• Grand Prix Award

• winner ••• 24 COURTS ••• Audience Award

• winner ••• SPEECHLESS ••• Best of Fest Award

• winner ••• SHORT TO THE POINT ••• Best Drama Award

• selection ••• PALM SPRINGS INT’ FILM FESTIVAL

• selection ••• HIROSHIMA INT’ FILM FESTIVAL

• selection ••• KRAKOW INT’ FILM FESTIVAL

• selection ••• TORONTO REEL ASIAN INT’ FILM FESTIVAL

• selection ••• SCAD SAVANAH FILM FESTIVAL

• selection ••• COURTS BOUILLON

• selection ••• THESSALONIKI INT’ FILM FESTIVAL

• selection ••• FESTIVAL INT’ DE NANCY

• selection ••• FESTIVAL INT’ DE CONTIS

• selection ••• PITTSBURGH SHORT

• selection ••• SHINJUKU WORLD FESTIVAL

Credits :

Associate producers Frabrice PREEL CLEACH, Alexandre BARTHOLO (ASSEMBLAGE), Emmanuelle LATOURETTE

Starring : Yuki SAKURAI, Ikoma SHOUTA, Tasuku NAGAOKA, Tomoko HASE

Dop : Kaname ONOYAMA

1st Camera assistant : Asumi SAKO

2nd Camera assistant : Jennifer KERUZORE

Data Manager : Akihiro KOGA

Head gaffer Hiroki : OBA

Assistants director : Meru TSUKADA, Ken HIRAMA

Editing : Antoine FLANDRE

Assistant editor : Vivian CASAMIAN

Set designer : SANGO

Designer : Ayaka MUROI

Sound mixer : Akihiko SUZUKI

Wardrobe : Nami SHINOZUKA

Make up artist : Rika ITO

Music : Romain TROUILLET

Cello : Yan LEVIONNOIS

Line producer : Miyuki TANAKA

Production assistants : Kai TAKAMIZAWA, Tetsuo UENO

Location manager : Yoshitate KUREMURA

Unit manager : Nozomu ONISHI, Katsumasa MORITA

Casting : Yoko YAMASHITA

Casting assistant : Hayato KUBO

VFX Macguff : Thierry ONILLON, Laurence VIDOT, Jean-Jacques BENHAMOU, Thibault MARTEGANI, Estelle CHESNEAU, Alain DUVAL

Color grading : Kévin LEDORTZ

Sound editor : Thomas ROBERT

sound mix : Jonas ORANTIN

Production secretary : Laëtitia DENIS

Coordination : Brice RETIERE-SALZAT

Production administrator : Aurélie FERRY BUCHALSKY

Translation : Sayuli TEZUKA

Poster : Joris LAQUITTANT

Distribution : Manifest