gate
One day, the two man and woman meet again. The two walk down a path of memories. Even though they sometimes clash, and try to enjoy the moment. But parting was drawing nearer by the minute. Time goes by cruelly.
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Nobuyuki MorikawaDirector
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Nobuyuki MorikawaWriter
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Shion SasakiKey Cast
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Yuune NakatsukaKey Cast
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Nobuyuki MorikawaCinematographer
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Fukuko TokudaProduction manager
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Maria MitsuokaEnglish translator
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Kiyomi FujitaMusic
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Nobuyuki MorikawaMusic
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Nobuyuki MorikawaProducer
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Runtime:18 minutes 19 seconds
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Completion Date:March 27, 2022
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Production Budget:150,000 JPY
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Country of Origin:Japan
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Country of Filming:Japan
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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SCREEN POWER FILM FESTIVAL
Best first-time filmmaker nominate
"barren" (2023) sixth directed
"birthday" (2023) fifth directed
"Lightning rod" (2023) fourth directed
"Cross" (2022) third directed/unpublished
"Living." (2022) second directed
"gate" (2022) First directed
Thank you very much for reading.
about "gate" (first directed)
First, I shared with actors. This film is a very simple story of the reunion and separation of a man and a woman. And I told them in advance the starting point (i.e. reunion) and the goal point (i.e. farewell) of the shoot. Based on the above conventions, the shooting was improvised.
A man and a woman just walking on the road. And reunion and separation of fictional. I wanted to prove that it is possible to make a cinema with such a simple plot. Rather, it is because I believe that a very simple plot is necessary for telling a story through images.
My most important philosophical foundation in the production of this film and in subsequent filmmaking is my personal view that images are already eloquent. Too eloquent, I should say. In that case, what I can do as a filmmaker is nothing but admiration or submission to the excellence of the film itself. This is because I decided to listen carefully and listen carefully to the image, which would say a lot without doing anything, instead of trying to imitate it and try to say a lot. What can people do against the excellence of the image itself? Wasn't that an issue from the moment the movie was invented? I pledge my eternal love to film history. And I have a deep respect for the history of cinema. So what can movies do? I want to keep asking myself what I can do.