Over the Fence (2016 film)
{{Infobox film
| name = Over the Fence
| image = Over the Fence 2016 poster.jpg
| director = Nobuhiro Yamashita
| producer = Hoshino Hideki
| based_on = {{Based on|Over the Fence|Sato Yasushi}}
| screenplay = Takada Ryo
| starring = {{plain list |
- Odagiri Joe
- Yu Aoi
- Matsuda Shota
- Kitamura Yukiya
- Mitsushima Shinnosuke
- Matsuzawa Takumi
- Suzuki Tsunekichi
- Yuka
}}
| distributor = Tokyo Theatres
| released = {{Film date|2016|09|17}}
| runtime = 112 minutes
| country = Japan
}}
{{nihongo|Over the Fence|オーバー・フェンス|Ōbā Fensu}} is a 2016 Japanese drama-adventure film by Nobuhiro Yamashita.{{cite web|title=ONE TAKE ON JAPANESE CINEMA: The unbearable heaviness of being in Hakodate|url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201609090001.html|access-date=2017-06-10|archive-date=2017-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612223840/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201609090001.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Japan's filmmakers expand their idea of overseas opportunity|date=18 May 2017 |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/05/18/films/japans-filmmakers-expand-idea-overseas-opportunity/}} It stars Odagiri Joe and Aoi Yu. The film is based on Sato Yasushi's novel of the same name, which touches on prevalent societal issues such as divorce and mental health.
Plot
Yoshio Shiraiwa is divorced from his wife who denies him from visiting their only daughter. He returns to his hometown of Hakodate and enrolls at a vocational school specializing in carpentry while receiving unemployment payments. One day, he chances upon an unconventional woman, Tamura Satoshi, in an argument with her boyfriend at the roadside. She imitates the courtship ritual of an ostrich which drove off her boyfriend. However, Shiraiwa is amused by it. Satoshi notices him and they make eye contact. Shiraiwa proceeds to leave. At the vocational school, he meets Kazuhisa Daishima who is also training to be a carpenter. One day, Kazuhisa Daishima takes him to a cabaret club. Yoshio Shiraiwa meets Satoshi again, engaged in a dance. Satoshi Tamura and Yoshio Shiraiwa become close.
Cast
- Joe Odagiri – Shiraiwa Yoshio
- Yū Aoi – Tamura Satoshi
- Shota Matsuda – Daishima Kazuhisa
- Yukiya Kitamura – Hara Koichiro
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima – Mori Yoshito
- Takumi Matsuzawa – Shimada Akira
- Tsunekichi Suzuki – Katsumada Kenichi
- Yuka – Ogata Yoko
References
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External links
- (in Japanese) [https://web.archive.org/web/20170523203436/http://overfence-movie.jp/ Official site]
- {{IMDb title|4690878}}
{{Nobuhiro Yamashita}}
Category:2010s Japanese-language films
Category:Films set in Hakodate
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