When theater director Naoko (Saori) holds auditions for the first production of her newly established all-female theater troupe, she is mesmerized by Haru (Arisa Nakamura), who barges into the old garage where they rehearse. Naoko chooses Haru to be the lead and leverages her power as director to pursue the romantic connection that fuels her voracious creativity. However, as opening night approaches, jealous entanglements threaten the artistic and ideological aims of the project.

Based on her own semi-autobiographical novel Kokan, cult theater director and actress Junko Emoto makes her directorial debut in this playful drama relishing the passion and toil of a creative life both on and off stage.

“Guided by the assured hand of its director, the film’s keen emotional intelligence is always apparent.” –In Review Online

DIRECTED BY JUNKO EMOTO
JAPAN | 2016 | JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES