Last Lover

Koki who usually sleeps next to Miyu, was gone when she woke up in the morning. Miyu thought it was another one of his pranks. However, Koki had died sleeping at the wheel. Since then weird things started to happen around Miyu. Co-worker gets killed by someone.
Believing these cases were related, Miyu talks about it with her co-worker, Konishi.
Unlike Koki, Konishi is a hardworking and friendly man. Miyu starts to develop (have) feelings for Konishi as they became closer.
Then one day Koki comes back as a ghost proclaiming that he returned for Miyu. Overjoyed, miyu regains the happiness that she lost since koki had died , but living with a ghost is never easy.

  • Yusaku Okamoto
    Director
  • Yusaku Okamoto
    Writer
  • Yusaku Okamoto
    Producer
  • Saki Yuumi
    Key Cast
    "Miyu Matsumoto"
  • Keiichi Ando
    Key Cast
    "Koki Hasebe"
  • Keita Arai
    Key Cast
    "Eita Konishi"
  • Mayu Kanakubo
    Key Cast
    "Nono Matsumoto"
  • Ryoka Neya
    Key Cast
    "Tomomi Hoshino"
  • Makoto Tanaka
    Music
  • Kentaro Kanbara
    Line Producer
  • Kokichi Komoda
    Sound Recordist
  • Mina Nakayama
    Prodaction Designer
  • Ayumi Shinji
    Make-up Artist
  • Hana Amano
    Theme Song
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Romance, horror, Dorama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 49 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 9, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    2,500,000 JPY
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    BlackMagic RAW
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Berlin Motion Picture Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    December 14, 2019
    European premiere
    Best Narrativ Feature Film
  • Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2019
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 16, 2019
    North American Premiere
    Best Ensemble Award
  • Toyohashi Film Festival 2019
    Aichi-ken
    Japan
    March 9, 2019
    Japan Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Mt. Fuji Atami Film & VR Festival 2019
    Shizuoka
    Japan
    June 28, 2019
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Yusaku Okamoto

Born in Niigata, Japan.
He filmd or produced many films, TV dramas, TV commercials and music videos.
Now he manages a film production company called "Astrosandwich Pictures Inc."
His short film "Melodyless sonata (2013)" was awarded as The Grand Prix at
Yamagata International Film Festival 2015 and as LE TRAIN BLEU AWARD Cinema at Bayou Film Festival 2016.
"Last Lover (2019)" was awarded as Best Narrativ Feature Film AWARD at Berlin Motion Picture Festival 2019 and as Best Ensemble Award at Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2019.

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"Melodyless sonata (Japanese Title: "Fusenritsu no Sonata")"/ 18 min / 2013
Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival2016, LE TRAIN BLEU AWARD
Yamagata international Movie Festival 2015, Grand Prix

"Swinging Skirt (Japanese Title: "Yureru Skirt")" / 20min / 2013
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2014,
Official Competition Asia International

"Last Lie"/ 12min / Japan / 2018
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2018,
Official Competition Asia International

Features

"Music Of My Life" / 77 min / 2017

"It's Not Your Fault At All (Japanese Title: Kimiha Nanimo Warukunaiyo)"/ 80min / 2017
The Caribbean Sea International Film Festival 2019,
Official Competition

"Last Lover"/109min/2019
Berlin Motion Picture Festival 2019,
Best Narrativ Feature Film
Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2019,
Best Ensemble Award
Toyohashi Film Festival 2019,
Official Competition
Mt. Fuji Atami Film & VR Festival 2019,
Official Competition