Sayonara (2015 film)
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | さようなら | ||||
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| Directed by | Geminoid F | ||||
| Cinematography | Akiko Ashizawa[2] | ||||
| Edited by | Naohiro Urabe Koji Fukada[1] | ||||
| Music by | Hiroyuki Onogawa[1] | ||||
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Running time | 112 minutes[2] | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Languages | Japanese English French German[2] | ||||
Sayonara (
Cast
- Bryerly Long as Tanya[1]
- Geminoid F[1]
- Hirofumi Arai[1]
- Makiko Murata[1]
- Nijirō Murakami[1]
- Yukio Kibiki[1]
- Jérôme Kircher[1]
- Irene Jacob[1]
- Noémie Nakai
Release
The world premiere of the film was in October 2015, at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[3] The film was then released in Japan on November 21, 2015.[4]
Reception
Critical reception
Peter Debruge of Variety called the film a "dreary study of human-robot relations [that] offers little to engage apart from its pretty scenery."[2]
Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter called the film a "dark, hopeless and pretty depressing [...] post-apocalyptic Japanese mood piece".[1]
Accolades
The film was in competition at the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Deborah Young (October 24, 2015). "'Sayonara': Tokyo Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ variety.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ variety.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "さようなら(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Sayônara at IMDb
