Chasuke's Journey

Berlin 2015
Competition
Hong Kong International
Film Festival 2015

Chasuke's Journey

A Film by SABU

2015 - Japan - Drama/Fantasy - 2.35 DCP - 106 min.

with Ken’ichi Matsuyama & Ito Ohno

Language: Japanese
Produced by Shozo Ichiyama & Kitano Office

In Heaven, scribes are busy writing scenarios for all of mankind, dictating everyone’s upcoming destiny. Celestial tea server Chasuke never misses a chance to catch up on some of the latest chapters, especially those about Yuri, for whom he has a secret crush. But when he discovers that the writers accidentally kill her off, he decides to break the rules and go down to Earth to save her. But nothing goes according to plan, since nothing has been prewritten for him…

Berlin 2015
Competition
Hong Kong International
Film Festival 2015

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