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Yaruki やる気 !!!

An Art Film, A Documentary, and the Answer To Bob Harris who is “Lost in Tokyo.”

芸術フィルム, ドキュメンタリーボブハリスの“Lost in Tokyo“の答え.

Produced and Directed by Eadweard R. York
制作と監督　Eadweard R.York

This improv, art film was initially going to be about movement,

この洗練されたアートフィルムは当初, 人の流れの話になるはずでした,

then It became a documentary about 5 girls in Tokyo,

が, 東京の５人の若い女性のドキュメンタリーになり,

and my travel experiences in Japan, then it evolved into an inside joke
そして私の日本旅行の経験と, 内輪ウケした

about the film, ”Lost In TransLaTion."

映画　”ロスト•イン•トランスレーション”についてのジョークになりました.

Everything in this film from the cinematography, the film editing, the sound, and every

このフィルム全ての映像撮影, 編集, 音声, そして

photograph was done by one man with one camera.

写真は1人の男と1台のカメラで行いました.

This super low budget film might possibly contain more still photographs than any

この超低予算のフィルムは歴史上のどのフィルムより静止画が含まれている

other film in history.

可能性があります.

Please enjoy my film !!!

私の映画を楽しんでください !!!

  • Eadweard R. York
    Director
    Chester Stark
  • Eadweard R. York
    Writer
  • Eadweard R. York
    Producer
  • Eadweard R. York
    Key Cast
    "Eadweard"
  • Masahiro Ogawa 小川雅弘
    Key Cast
    "Ogawa "
  • Ayaka Nakano 中野綾華
    Key Cast
    "Ayaka"
  • Kyoko Takano 高野今日子
    Key Cast
    "Kyoko"
  • Keiko Yokota 横田景子
    Key Cast
    "Keiko"
  • Ayumi Kawata かわた あゆみ
    Key Cast
    "Ayumi"
  • Kumi Nakayama 中山 久美
    Key Cast
    "Kumi"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental
  • Genres:
    Documentary, Art Film, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 23 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 24, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    English, Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Eadweard R. York

    United States
    Amazon Prime
  • Amazon Prime US, UK & Japan
  • MegaFlix Film Awards

    United Kingdom
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    FINALIST
  • L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival (LIAFF) Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
    Kolkata, West Benga
    India
    AWARD WINNER
  • China BeiJing Film Festival
    Beijing
    China
    AWARD WINNER
  • London International Monthly Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    HONORABLE MENTION
  • Hong Kong Indie Film Festival
    Hong Kong
    China
    AWARD WINNER
  • Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    HONORABLE MENTION
  • Rome International Movie Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    AWARD WINNER
  • Washington Film Awards
    Seattle
    United States
    SEMI - FINALIST
Distribution Information
  • Eadweard R. York
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
    Country: Japan
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Eadweard R. York

Eadweard r. York (b. Omaha, Nebraska - Twentieth Century) is an American-born photographer, artist and visionary most noted for his compelling, iconic images of a society on the verge of destruction.

Eadweard has constantly pushed the boundaries of conceptual, avant-garde art as an infamous, underground outsider whose distinctive, surreal, pop-punk-dada style is easily recognizable, very powerful, and quite visionary. Eadweard’s legendary art, public-reaction performances, and installations have been quite influential, sometimes confrontational, always at the forefront in the art world.

His powerful street photographs documenting the disenfranchised are in stark contrast to the numerous celebrities, bands, musicians and models who have appeared in front his lens, but whether affluent or impoverished, the images are stripped of all pretense and not easily erased from the mind - the work of one keenly aware of the essence of his subject matter.

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Director Statement

I have been a professional artists, and photographer my whole life, and although I have made some art films in the past. I never really focused on making a film until I decided to make “Yaruki.” - which is my first attempt at making a full feature.

I usually walk miles in every city I visit shooting anything that catches my eye, and since I have been living in Japan part-time for the last 8 years, and documenting everyday life there. I noticed that I could actually lay on the ground, and film people running at me with-out them touching me, or anyone near them. So I decided that I was going to make an art film, about movement.

I then had an idea to interview some very intelligent women about life in Tokyo, and what it’s like to be alone in the mass of millions of people, and make a documentary. It’s very hard to get women to open up, especially to be interviewed, so I was quite fortunate to be able to have these women open up to me.

I then had some funny ideas about Bill Murray’s character Bob Harris in “Lost in Translation, and decided to add some humor. I then convinced “Ogawa,” a master Sushi Chef who’s expressions, and humor have always cracked me up to be included in the film and act like an old silent screen star.

So please watch my film, and take an interesting, and visually compelling journey into the streets of Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Kamakura, Hikone, Kawagoe, and visit cool neighborhoods like Shimokitazawa, and Golden Gai through the my eyes, as I take you to the beautiful country of Japan in my first full feature film.