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Kingyo (2009)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 25M

Director : Edmund Yeo
Writer : Edmund Yeo

Synopsis

A university professor decides to go for a tour in Akihabara, guided by a young woman dressed up like a French maid. As they both walk through the streets of modern Tokyo, the man and the young woman gradually speak of a past they both share, and ultimately a painful love triangle that continues to haunt them. A poetic rumination in love, memories and loss told almost entirely with split screens.

Actors

Luchino Fujisaki
Luchino Fujisaki
Young Woman
Takao Kawaguchi
Takao Kawaguchi
The Professor
Qyoko Kudo
Qyoko Kudo
Kyoko (as Amane Kudo)
Sadaharu Yoshida
Sadaharu Yoshida
Koh Ishibashi
Koh Ishibashi
Shusei Nakayama
Shusei Nakayama
Toru Hasegawa
Toru Hasegawa

Crews

Edmund Yeo
Edmund Yeo
Director
Edmund Yeo
Edmund Yeo
Screenplay
Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari Kawabata
Story
Kazuyuki Baba
Kazuyuki Baba
Gaffer
Sota Torigoe
Sota Torigoe
Sound
Leo Zhang
Leo Zhang
Still Photographer
Edmund Yeo
Edmund Yeo
Editor
Maiko Itagaki
Maiko Itagaki
Producer
Shunsuke Yamamoto
Shunsuke Yamamoto
Production Assistant
Yukibumi Josha
Yukibumi Josha
Director of Photography
Yoshio Kitagawa
Yoshio Kitagawa
Director of Photography
Lia Yamada
Lia Yamada
Production Design
Shinsuke Kawahara
Shinsuke Kawahara
Assistant Director
Lia Yamada
Lia Yamada
Assistant Director
Annu Shimizu
Annu Shimizu
Production Assistant
Kohei Ando
Kohei Ando
Executive Producer
Slawomir Kowalewski
Slawomir Kowalewski
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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