Kyoshi Sugita
Born 1977, Tokyo, Japan. Film director, whose feature film One Song was selected for the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2011 and made its theatrical debut in 2012. His second feature film, Song of Light, was selected for the 2017 Tokyo International Film Festival and the 2018 Jeonju International Film Festival and will be released theatrically in 2019. The film received high praise in major newspapers and the film magazine Kinema Junpo, and word of mouth spread, leading to a nationwide theatrical release. He has also published the novels Kawa no Koibito (River Lovers) and Hitotsu no Uta (One Song) (in the literary magazine Subaru), and participated as a photographer in the fourth poetry collection Uta Long Long Short Song Long by the poet Koichi Masuno (Raitosha), and continues to work widely.
A Song I Remember (2011)
At a train station in the suburbs of Tokyo, an accident takes place causing death and injury. Tsuyoshi is at the scene and witnesses the death of a woman. Right before the accident occurred, Tsuyoshi took a photograph of the woman, who carried a gentle look. Later ... (more)
At a train station in the suburbs of Tokyo, an accident takes place causing death and injury. Tsuyoshi is at the scene and witnesses the death of a woman. Right before the accident occurred, Tsuyoshi took a photograph of the woman, who carried a gentle look. Later ... (more)
Listen to Light (2017)
Shiori, Yukiko, Kyoko and Sachiko continue to live each day with untold feelings inside. Unable to forget a colleague on a trip, a father who is ill, a friend who works at a store that is about to close, and a long-lost husband, each woman takes a step forward. ... (more)
Shiori, Yukiko, Kyoko and Sachiko continue to live each day with untold feelings inside. Unable to forget a colleague on a trip, a father who is ill, a friend who works at a store that is about to close, and a long-lost husband, each woman takes a step forward. ... (more)
Haruhara-san's Recorder (2021)
Sachi quits her job at a museum, starts working part-time at a café, and moves into an apartment recommended by a regular customer. Although she has started a new life, Sachi is still haunted by the memory of her partner whom she will never see again. (more)
Sachi quits her job at a museum, starts working part-time at a café, and moves into an apartment recommended by a regular customer. Although she has started a new life, Sachi is still haunted by the memory of her partner whom she will never see again. (more)
河の恋人 (2006)
A day in the life of Kiriko, who has not told anyone about her father's disappearance. (more)
A day in the life of Kiriko, who has not told anyone about her father's disappearance. (more)
くじけないで手紙を書いた (2011)
The poet Koichi Masuno always goes to his friends to give them his poetry collection "Kujikena", which is about to be published. (more)
The poet Koichi Masuno always goes to his friends to give them his poetry collection "Kujikena", which is about to be published. (more)
遠くの水 (2014)
Yukiko comes to Tokyo from Ehime and continues to live in a place where she knows nobody. One day, she happens to meet a young man who comes and goes from her workplace. (more)
Yukiko comes to Tokyo from Ehime and continues to live in a place where she knows nobody. One day, she happens to meet a young man who comes and goes from her workplace. (more)
Following the Sound
One day, Haru (25), who works as a bookstore clerk, reunites with Takeshi (45), whom she first met a few years prior, when she stopped him from jumping in front of a train. Takeshi offers Haru a job. Another day, Haru is worried about Yukiko (40) who is sitting on ... (more)
One day, Haru (25), who works as a bookstore clerk, reunites with Takeshi (45), whom she first met a few years prior, when she stopped him from jumping in front of a train. Takeshi offers Haru a job. Another day, Haru is worried about Yukiko (40) who is sitting on ... (more)