Works

SHARA (2003)

Fiction Feature

2003/ 99 min. /35mm

The Aso, a family of four, live in the old town of Nara. On the day of the Jizo Festival in the dizzying heat of midsummer, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears, as if he had been spirited away...

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Award / Invitation

Festival de Cannes 2003, Official Selection, In Competition

Crews & Productions

Writer/Director Naomi Kawase
Cinematography Yutaka Yamazaki
Lighting Designer Yuzuru Sato
Sound Recordist Eiji Mori
Music UA
Executive Producer Masaya Nakamura
Producer Yoshiya Nagasawa

Cast

Kohei FUKUNAGA
Yuka HYODO
Naomi KAWASE
Katsuhisa NARUSE
Kanako HIGUCHI

Produced by: Nikkatsu Corporation, Yomiuri Television, Visual Arts College, Real Product
Distribution: Nikkatsu, Real Product
Special Thanks: Nara Prefectural & Municipal Government