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That Disappearance

Hiro Kano Debut full-length film
"That Disappearance"

That which he lost - was it that which had already past, or that which was to come?

Japanese newcomer director and screenwriter, Hiro Kano, who has been assistant director to a number of movie directors, in addition to director Katsuhito Ishii and others.

Making his debut in the style of a full-length independent movie, based on a plot which had been thought up more than ten years prior.

Our protagonist, talented detective Matsui is investigating a serial stalker. We then have the third female victim of his, a mysterious man who looms around them, and yet another woman who seems to be connected to all of this.

This is all permeated by the daily memory loss that Matsui himself is battling with.

When the thread of the case connects Matsui with deep scars of his heart left in the past, tragedy ensues.

The artistic sense of our director Kano, a mysterious atmosphere, and entertainment that draws a viewer into the story all come together to create a suspenseful, human story.

CAST:
Kota Fudauchi, Yuuna Taira
Rika Izumi, Kokoro Asami, Kokoro Takami / Miki Yokota
Jyonmyon Pe, Kisetsu Fujiwara, Go Jibiki / Mizuki Itagaki, Hajime Inoue

STAFF:
Concept/Director/Script/Editing : Hiro Kano
Executive producer : Katsuhito Ishii
Producer : Raita Hyakutake
DOP : Nobuaki Imura
Lighting director : Koji Yoshino
Sound : Takeyasu Kobayashi
Art director : Moeno Fujimoto
Costume : Kumiko Mori
Music : Nagisa Murakami
Production: NICERAINBOW

2018/JAPAN/105min/16:9/STEREO

  • Hiro Kano
    Director
  • Hiro Kano
    Writer
  • Raita Hyakutake
    Producer
  • Kota Fudauchi
    Key Cast
    "Kota Matsui"
  • Yuuna Taira
    Key Cast
    "Minami Matsui"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    その消失、
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 45 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 22, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    90,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    cinemascope
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    April 5, 2019
  • SNOWDANCE Independent Film Festival
    Bayern
    Germany
    February 1, 2019
    Best Camera
  • Asian Film Festival of Dallas
    Dallas
    United States
  • Budapest Independent Film Festival
    Budapest
    Hungary
    Best Foreign Feature, Best Director,etc
  • FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Puerto la Cruz
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    Best Foreign Feature, Best Director,etc
  • Madrid International Film Festival
    Madrid
    Spain
  • London International Filmmaker Festival Of World Cinema
    London
    United Kingdom
  • South Europe International Film Festival
    Valencia
    Spain
Director Biography - Hiro Kano

Director/Screenwriter/Editor
Hiro Kano

Film and commercial director, screenwriter.

Starting filming in London and studying under Katsuhito Ishii and many other directors in Japan, has participated in more than 500 projects until now.

In 2014, he received an award at the Yokohama Film Festival for his project “VIBRA“.
In 2016, he was the assistant director for the 50th anniversary edition film of “GAMERA”.
In 2018, he directed his first full-length film entitled “That Disappearance.”

In commercials, his internet films for SEIYU, “HANDMADE HOMETOWN“ has received many awards and international recognition, and is quickly becoming a popular director.

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Director Statement

＜Introduction to the Story, That Disappearance, by the Director＞

“Developing a vulnerable man driven to revenge created by favoritism”

It is a universal necessity for people to love someone, therefore in the same way the emotion of hate, too, is universal. The battle between love and hate is expanding all the time, and when hate wins out it not only adheres to the self, but something disappears with it, too.

One loss – our so–called “Disappearance” – brings one new love and creates one new hate. Where you can see love and the illusion of peace that accumulates there with it, undermining it is the looming well of hatred, created by the potential for loss, or “Disappearance.” It is a chain. This chain continues as long as a person lives, and you cannot stop it however you resist. There is no way to be saved of it. If it were stopped, it would be a provision of natural fate. But humans are weak - and it is the “weakness of man” that bears this “chain of Disappearance.” This is the philosophy which has created this project.

It takes a bit of courage to write a low-budget independent movie script of a human-drama genre story in such kind of a suspense taste, but the goal is not to make a self-indulgent independent movie, but entertainment with a thoroughly enjoyable story.

This is the long story of a certain detective.

We want the viewers of the movie to feel the humanity of, and understand the person of detective Kota Matsui. That is to say, feel humanity itself.

To focus less on the sadness that comes with Disappearance, but more on the happiness comes with creation – this is what my friends and I are hoping for to be able to communicate to the people who see this film.

Hiro Kano