Over the Fence (2016 film)

Over the Fence
Directed by Yamashita Nobuhiro
Produced by Hoshino Hideki
Screenplay by Takada Ryo
Based on Over the Fence
by Sato Yasushi
Starring
Distributed by Tokyo Theatres
Release date
  • September 17, 2016 (2016-09-17)
Running time
 112 minutes
Country Japan

Over the Fence is a 2016 Japanese drama-adventure film by Nobuhiro Yamashita.[1][2] It is known in Japan as Obâ Fensu (オーバー・フェンス) starring the Japanese actor, Odagiri Joe and Aoi Yu. The film is based on Sato Yasushi's novel of the same name, which touches on prevalent societal issues such as divorce and mental health.

Plot

Yoshio Shiraiwa is divorced from his wife who denies him from visiting their only daughter. He returns to his hometown of Hakodate and enrolls at a vocational school specializing in carpentry while receiving unemployment payments. One day, he chances upon an unconventional woman, Tamura Satoshi, in an argument with her boyfriend at the roadside. She imitates the courtship ritual of an ostrich which drove off her boyfriend. However, Shiraiwa is amused by it. Satoshi notices him and they make eye contact. Shiraiwa proceeds to leave. At the vocational school, he meets Kazuhisa Daishima who is also training to be a carpenter. One day, Kazuhisa Daishima takes him to a cabaret club. Yoshio Shiraiwa meets Satoshi again, engaged in a dance. Satoshi Tamura and Yoshio Shiraiwa become close.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "ONE TAKE ON JAPANESE CINEMA: The unbearable heaviness of being in Hakodate".
  2. ↑ "Japan's filmmakers expand their idea of overseas opportunity".


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