My Sunshine
Directed by
Hiroshi Okuyama
Library Pricing:
DVD $150.00
Blu-ray $150.00
PPR $350.00
DRL $499.00
PPR+DRL $599.00
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On a Japanese island, life revolves around the changing seasons. Winter is time for ice hockey at school, but Takuya isn't too thrilled about it. His real interest lies in Sakura, a figure skating rising star from Tokyo, for whom he starts to develop a genuine fascination. Coach and former champion Arakawa, spots potential in Takuya, and decides to mentor him to form a duo with Sakura for an upcoming competition. As winter persists, feelings grow, and the two children form an harmonious bond. But even the first snow eventually melts away.
Cast
- Sosuke Ikematsu
- Keitatsu Koshiyama
- Kiara Nakanishi
- "A lovely wistful movie about two children and their coach as each finds themselves with a life-changing experience over one winter and their shared bond with ice dancing."
- "A deceptively sweet little heartwarmer that eventually cuts deeper."
- "As lovely and lilting as hearing Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” over a crackly record player on a snow-flecked day, Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Okuyama‘s second feature “My Sunshine” is a moving coming-of-age drama about kids facing up to the troubles of adulthood."
- "Guided by the beauty of the landscape and the nostalgia of childhood, Okuyama constructs a quiet narrative buoyed by an understated charm. "
- "A gentle, unassuming film about the pain and misdirection that can arise from young love... profoundly moving."
- "Rarely has figure skating been shown as so pure, poetic and sensual than in My Sunshine, Hiroshi Okuyama’s feature about two young ice dancers and their coach over one winter in a small town in Hokkaido, in Japan."
- "Beautifully shot... touching...."
- "When capturing how elusive true grace can be, “My Sunshine” offers it generously."
- "The performances by the entire cast are charming and authentic, elevated by a lovely score and picturesque cinematography. "
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Awards & Recognition
Nominated
Un Certain Regard Award
Cannes Film Festival
Un Certain Regard Award
Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Winner
Taiwan Directors Guild Award
Taipei Film Festival
Taiwan Directors Guild Award
Taipei Film Festival
Winner
Audience Choice Award
Taipei Film Festival
Audience Choice Award
Taipei Film Festival
Winner
Special Jury Prize
Taipei Film Festival
Special Jury Prize
Taipei Film Festival