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The Dark Harbour
(Futoko)

Lonely fisherman Manzo (Shinya Kote) lives in a small seaside community, living and working alone. He longs for a relationship, and maybe even a wife, and so when a sign is posted advertising a matchmaking party with city women, the men all prepare videotapes for the dating service.

Manzo borrows a camcorder and tries his luck, but his rehearsed speech doesn’t go quite to plan – when he is showing the tape to potential dates, he discovers that there is a woman and her son living in one of his closets. Upon this discovery, rather than kicking them out he encourages them to stay, and begins to develop a relationship with them…

This film was a great success for newcomer director Takatsugu Naito, showing at the Rotterdam Film Festival 2009, where it was nominated for a Tiger Award.

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Director: Takatsugu Naito
Kazuki Hiro-oka, Shinya Kote, Akaji Maro, Yuko Miyamoto, Terumi Norizuki, Yujiro Taki
2008/35mm/101min/Colour/English Subtitles

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Showing at:

Broadway
28 March 2012

Filmhouse
24 February 2012

Glasgow Film Theatre
20 March 2012

ICA Cinema
10–11 February 2012

Queen's Film Theatre
4 March 2012

Showroom Workstation
19 February 2012

Watershed
25 March 2012

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