Saudade (film)

Saudade
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKatsuya Tomita
Written byToranosuke Aizawa
Katsuya Tomita
Produced by
  • Kōtarō Date
  • Tomomi Tomita
Starring
  • Wesley Bandeira
  • Chie Kudô
  • Chika Kumada
CinematographyTakako Takano
Edited by
  • Takako Takano
  • Katsuya Tomita
Music byStillichimiya
Release dates
  • 25 June 2011 (2011-06-25) (Locarno)
  • 22 October 2011 (2011-10-22) (Japan)
Running time
167 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Saudade (Japanese: サウダーヂ, Hepburn: Saudāji) is a 2011 Japanese comedy film directed by Katsuya Tomita.[1][2]

Cast

  • Wesley Bandeira
  • Chie Kudô
  • Chika Kumada
  • Shinji Miyadai
  • Tomohito Nakajima
  • Ai Ozaki
  • Fabiano Salgado
  • Ayano Sekine
  • Yasushi Sumida
  • Tsuyoshi Takano
  • Tomoko Takeda

Production

This film was produced on a low budget of 15 million yen, including a donation of 5 million yen.[3] Director Katsuya Tomita, who was also a truck driver at the time, shot the film on weekends in his hometown of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture.[4] It took a year and a half to complete.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 157. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ↑ "BAFICI 2012: Saudade". Japan Today. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "甲府舞台の映画「サウダーヂ」、国際映画祭にノミネート". The Nikkei. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. ↑ 古賀, 重樹 (14 October 2011). "サウダーヂ 地方の現実から現代日本に迫る". The Nikkei. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  5. ↑ 桂, 直之 (14 October 2011). "日本の縮図を描出「サウダーヂ」". Kahoku Shimpō. Retrieved 10 August 2013.