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Love Life (2022 film)

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'Love Life' is a 2022 Japanese-French drama film written and directed by Kji Fukada. Set in contemporary Japan, the film is inspired by song of the same name recorded in the album "Love Life", released by musician Akiko Yano in 1991. It revolves around Taeko and her husband, Jiro facing "love" and "life".

The film was selected 'In competition' section of 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for Golden Lion award and had its premiere on 5 September 2022.

Synopsis



The film follows a married woman, Taeko, who lives happily with her husband, Jiro. She decides to care for long-lost Park, father of her son Keita, when Park reappears deaf, ill, and homeless.

Cast



* Fumino Kimura as Taeko

* Kento Nagayama as Jir

* Atom Sunada as Park

* Hirona Yamazaki as Yamazaki, Jiro's ex-girlfriend

* Misuzu Kanno as Myoe, Jiro's mother

* Tomorowo Taguchi as Makoto

* Tetsuta Shimada as Keita, Taeko's son

* Mito Natsume as a staff member who works in the same place as Taeko

Release



The film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2022, and competed for Golden Lion in 'In competition' section. It was released in Japan on 9 September 2022, and hold its North American Premiere at 2022 Toronto International Film Festival in 'Contemporary World Cinema' section on 12 September 2022 at Scotiabank Theatre, Toronto. MK2 Films have taken the distribution rights of the film for Europe in February 2022. It also made it to 'A Window on Asian Cinema' section of 27th Busan International Film Festival to be screened in October 6, 2022.

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