Unlock Your Heart

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Nov 18 Fri. 15:30 at NTT CRED Hall 1

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＜STORY＞

SHUTOU Rin, affiliate of Japan’s first independent TV production company, TV Man Union, was born in Tokyo in 1995. She started making films while she was still a student in a film society connected to Waseda University. In 2016, she made a name for herself with her medium-length film “Let’s Sleep Together Again,” which was selected for the Film Fans Award and Special Jury Award at PIA Film Festival.

The release of “Unlock Your Heart” marks SHUTOU’s debut as a feature-length film director, screenplay writer, and editor. It screened internationally in Germany at the 2022 Nippon Connection Film Festival, bringing home the Nippon Visions Jury Award. Away from film, she is known for writing the screenplays for HIROKI Ryuichi’s TV drama series “Takeuchi Ryoma’s Respite” (2020) and JOJO Hideo’s “Nana Wants Some – Give Me a Bite” (2021).

＜CAST＞
YAMADA Anna, SAKUMA Ryuto (HiHiJets/Johnnys’ Jr.), IMOU Haruka, YAMAMOTO Hiroshi, KAWAI Aoba, KINOSHITA Akari, ITAYA Yuka, TANAKA Misako, HAGIWARA Masato

＜STAFF＞
Director/Screenwriter/Editor: SHUTOU Rin
Original Story: WATAYA Risa (Shincho Bunko)
Music: IWASHIRO Taro
Theme Music: OOMORI Seiko “Hiraite” （avex trax）
Production: TV MAN UNION
Production Committee: “Hiraite” Production Committee
Distributor: Show Gate

＜Info＞
Year of production：2021
Running time：121'
Country：Japan
Language:Japanese

Director

SHUTOU Rin
　SHUTOU Rin, affiliate of Japan’s first independent TV production company, TV Man Union, was born in Tokyo in 1995. She started making films while she was still a student in a film society connected to Waseda University. In 2016, she made a name for herself with her medium-length film “Let’s Sleep Together Again,” which was selected for the Film Fans Award and Special Jury Award at PIA Film Festival.
　The release of “Unlock Your Heart” marks SHUTOU’s debut as a feature-length film director, screenplay writer, and editor. It screened internationally in Germany at the 2022 Nippon Connection Film Festival, bringing home the Nippon Visions Jury Award. Away from film, she is known for writing the screenplays for HIROKI Ryuichi’s TV drama series “Takeuchi Ryoma’s Respite” (2020) and JOJO Hideo’s “Nana Wants Some – Give Me a Bite” (2021).