Part of the 2018 season: (Un)true Colours
Sing My Life
Director Nobuo Mizuta
Cast
Cast: Mikako Tabe, Mitsuko Baisho, Satomi Kobayashi, Jun Kaname, Takuma Kitamura
© 2016 Ayakano Film Partners © 2014 CJ E&M Corporation
(Ayashii kanojo, あやしい彼女)
Katsu (Mitsuko Baisho) is an eccentric and sharp-tongued grandmother who has worked hard throughout her life in order to make ends meet. Now 73, Katsu regrets being unable to live life to the fullest and not being able to pursue her dreams. One day, while taking a short walk seeking respite from her hectic family life, Katsu stumbles upon a mysterious photography studio – one which magically transforms her back into her 20-year-old self (Mikako Tabe). With newfound freedom and youthful energy, Katsu joins her oblivious grandson’s pop band as a singer and embarks on a journey to stardom.
A heart-warming tale with plenty of laughs and toe-tapping tunes, this cross-generational comedy is based on the blockbuster Korean movie Miss Granny, an Asia-wide hit which has inspired numerous remakes.
2016/125 min/English Subtitles
あやしい彼女
韓国映画「怪しい彼女」をリメイクしたコメディー。口を開けば罵詈雑言が飛び出す73歳の女性カツは、これまでの自分の人生が働き詰めだったことを悔やんでいた。しかし、ある事件をきっかけに突然20歳の自分に戻ってしまった彼女は、かなえられなかった昔の夢、歌手を目指して孫のバンドにボーカリストとして参加することに……。世代を超えて楽しめるハート・ウォーミングな物語。
監督: 水田伸生
出演: 多部未華子、倍賞美津子、小林聡美
(Special thanks to Eikoku News Digest)
Past screenings
- ICA Sunday 4 February, 13:30
- ICA Thursday 8 February, 18:00
- QUAD Sunday 11 February, 13:40
- Showroom Cinema Tuesday 20 February, 18:00
- Firstsite Sunday 25 February, 14:30
- Depot Tuesday 27 February, 20:30
- Phoenix Leicester Saturday 10 March, 17:30
- Midlands Arts Centre Tuesday 13 March, 14:00
- Broadway Sunday 18 March, 14:30
All films in this season
- Gukoroku - Traces of Sin
- Japanese Girls Never Die
- The Dark Maidens
- The Long Excuse
- Oh Lucy!
- Initiation Love
- The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
- Memoirs of a Murderer
- Sing My Life
- Birds Without Names
- After School
- Sword of the Stranger
- Room for Let
- Joy of Man's Desiring
- Where I Belong
- MUMON: The Land of Stealth