Cottontail
Synopsis
The two men, along with Toshi’s wife Satsuki and young daughter Emi, eventually travel together to England from Tokyo to fulfil Akiko’s final wish. But Kenzaburo keeps losing himself in memories of Akiko as his relationship with Toshi becomes increasingly fraught. With little knowledge of where he is going and barely any English, Kenzaburo abandons his family in London and heads to the Lake District on his own with Akiko’s ashes. As he embarks on his quest, his memories of Akiko grow more painful. A lost and weary Kenzaburo stumbles onto the doorstep of a farmer, John, and his daughter Mary. With their help, Kenzaburo is finally able to set course once again toward Lake Windemere. But his true journey toward forgiveness and reconciliation will prove the hardest of all.
Official Selection Vancouver International Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection Rome Film Festival 2023 - European premiere
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 93 min
- Director
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Patrick Dickinson 1st Feature
- Producer
- Gabrielle Tana, Kosuke Oshida, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Hélène Théodoly
- Co-Producer
- Jamie Harvey, Satch Watanabe
- Executive Producer
- Anne Sheehan, Maria Logan, Raymond Phathanavirangoon
- Editor
- Andy Jadavji
- Screenwriter
- Patrick Dickinson
- Director of Photography
- Mark Wolf
- Production Designer
- Matthew Button, Kentarô Kosaka
- Sound
- Danny Sheehan
- Composer
- Stefan Gregory
- Principal cast
- Lily Franky, Ryo Nishikido, Tae Kimura, Rin Takanashi, Ciarán Hinds
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, Japan co-production
Akiko Films Ltd. (UK), Brouhaha Entertainment (UK), Magnolia Mae Films (US)
Brouhaha Entertainment
8 Basing StreetLondon
W11 1ET
Sales Company
Westend Films
Luca Miano99 Kenton Road
Harrow
HA3 0AN
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