Press Release: Quirky Guys And Gals DVD
Released on DVD 3 October 2011 by Third Window Films.
Synopsis
Quirky Guys and Gals (Sabi Otoko, Sabi Onna) ties together four stories of people searching for a spark in their lives. Yosuke Fujita (Fine, Totally Fine) leads off with “Cheer Girls,” an entertaining tale of a woman (Nanami Sakuraba) whose passion is to lead cheers—though not for sports teams. Rather, she finds common people and creates anthems to encourage them in everyday life. Tomoko Matsunashi’s “Boy? Meets Girl,” is a Tootsie remake in a high-school setting. Mipo O’s “Claim Night” sees the 30-something Mayuko (Tomochika) return home to find the electricity in her apartment turned off, yet when she finally gets a repairman to come over, their over-the-top confrontation gives rise to a wildly comedic situation. Lastly, Gen Sekiguchi (Survive Style 5+) offers up “The House Full of ‘Abandoned’ Businessmen” a quaint tale of a housewife who collects out-of-work salarymen to try and give them a fresh start.
Directors:
Yosuke Fujita, Gen Sekiguchi, Mipo O, Tomoko Matsunashi
Writers:
Yosuke Fujita, Gen Sekiguchi, Mipo O, Tomoko Matsunashi
Cast:
YosiYosi Arakawa, Aoi Nakamura, Tenkyu Fukuda, Misako Renbutsu, Kyoko Koizumi, Tomochika, Tetsuji Tanaka
Producer:
Haruo Umekawa, Naoto Yamada, Shusaku Matsuoka, Takeyoshi Ogisawa, Hiroko Hagino, Yuto Takahashi, Norie Hosokawa, Kei Ota, Tatsuya Hongo, Kunio Takahashi, Yoshimi Suzuki, Koichi Shozu, Hiroki Sugiyama, Hidenori Shimizu, Hiroyuki Omata, Koji Yokota, Yuji Morikawa, Yuji Imai, Kintaro Nakamura, Fimiyo Kumagai, Noriko Akao, Nao Sato, Hiroki Matsui, Koichiro Makino, Kazuya Seto, Yuko Sekiya
Executive Producer:
Shin’ya Kawai, Tokio Takehira, Kiichi Muto
Production Company:
New Cinema Workshop
Cinematography:
Shihiro Okumira, Ryuichiro Baba, Makoto Shiguma, Sohei Tanigawa, Shogo Ueno
Music:
Taichi
Asahi, Kenichiro Suehiro, Masashi Iino, Suble
DVD BONUS FEATURES:
Anamorphic widescreen transfer with optional English subtitles
Special messages from all four directors
Exclusive interviews with all four directors
Theatrical Trailer
(Photo courtesy of Third Window Films)
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