The Promised Land
Japan / 2019 / 129 min
In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles
Busan International Film Festival
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

One of Japan’s most provocative mainstream filmmakers, Zeze Takahisa tells a powerful story of crime, punishment and the consequences of misplaced mob justice with his latest film. Twelve years after being accused of kidnapping a young girl in a small town, socially challenged loner Takeshi is immediately suspected by the townspeople once more when another girl goes missing. Meanwhile, a beekeeper finds himself cast out by his tight-knit  community when his new business is derailed. Adapted from two short stories by celebrated author Yoshida Shuichi (Rage, Villain), Zeze’s ambitious film tells a disturbing and compelling cautionary tale about dangerous prejudices hidden beneath tightly held traditions.

 

DIR:
Zeze Takahisa
CAST:
Ayano Go
Sato Koichi
Sugisaki Hana
Murakami Nijiro
Emoto Akira
Takaoka Reiko
TIME & VENUE
08/11 3:15PM MOViE MOViE Cityplaza
13/11 7:20PM PREMIERE ELEMENTS
Buy
Ticket