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Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Selection ‘Brand New Landscape’ Depicts Tokyo’s Soul, Says Helmer Yuiga Danzuka
Tokyo's rapidly changing urban landscape mirrors the emotional journey of a fractured family in Yuiga Danzuka's Cannes title 'Brand New Landscape.'
In the shadows of Tokyo’s relentless redevelopment, rising filmmaker Yuiga Danzuka found both the canvas and the subject for his Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection “ Brand New Landscape.” The debut feature transforms the Japanese capital’s architectural flux into a metaphor for a family navigating grief and disconnection. Danzuka, who studied under filmmaker Kunitoshi Manda after dropping out from Keio University, reveals a nuanced perspective on his hometown: “When I look at Tokyo as a vast metropolis, I honestly find it difficult to clearly articulate its allure. Kodai Kurosaki stars in the leading role of Ren Takano, while veteran actor Kenichi Endo (known for his work in Takeshi Kitano’s films) plays the father, with Haruka Igawa (“Tokyo Sonata”) as the mother.
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