My Sunshine
Asian Cinema
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1h 30m
One winter on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, a young boy named Takuya has resigned himself to the fact that he’s the worst player on his ice hockey team. While practicing, he becomes transfixed by the figure skaters who share the ice rink, particularly the rising star Sakura. Her coach, Arakawa, takes an interest in Takuya, seeing himself in the young boy. He pairs the two up and trains them as a competitive ice-dancing duo. Although tentative with each other at first, the kids eventually grow closer and form a deep bond with their supportive coach. But as the winter continues, unspoken feelings begin to surface, and the harmony the trio once knew begins to falter.
Nominated for Un Certain Regard at Cannes, Hiroshi Okuyama’s sophomore feature MY SUNSHINE is a heartwarming coming of age drama buoyed by its picturesque cinematography and beautiful score.
“Rarely has figure skating been shown as so pure, poetic and sensual.” –South China Morning Post
DIRECTED BY HIROSHI OKUYAMA
JAPAN, FRANCE | 2024 | JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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