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International Competition · 44th Edition

A Man

RU OTOKO

Director

Kei Ishikawa  

Country

Japan

Runtime

1 h 50 min

Language

Japanese

Premiere

MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)

Synopsis

After Rie finds love again with Daisuke, he dies in a tragic accident, then she discovers that he wasn’t the man she thought, so she tries to find the truth about the identity of her late husband.   

Cast

Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Ando, Masataka Kubota 

Screenplay

Kosuke MukaiBased on a novel by Keiichero Hirano

Producers

Minori Tabuchi, Shuhei Akita

About the Director

Born in Aichi-Prefecture. After graduating from Tohoku University in physics, Ishikawa studied at Polish National Film School. After his return, he worked on several documentaries and shorts. In 2017 he directed his debut film, TRACES OF SIN, which won many awards as an upcoming director.

Screenings

Sun 20 Nov · 15:00 – 16:52 Opera House - Grand Hall
Mon 21 Nov · 15:30 – 17:22 Zamalek Cinema 1
Mon 21 Nov · 21:30 – 23:22 Tahrir Cultural Center - Ewart Hall