Short Cuts! 2012
Lesson 5 of 8 · Short Cuts! – About the Pink Sky – JAPAN CUTS 2012 · Japanese
Short Cuts! – About the Pink Sky – JAPAN CUTS 2012
About the Pink Sky (ももいろそらを)
Sunday, July 22, 5:20 PM
Part of JAPAN CUTS 2012
New York Premiere
http://www.japansociety.org/japan_cuts_2012
http://www.japansociety.org/event/about-the-pink-sky
High school girl Izumi finds a wallet containing ¥300,000 (almost $4,000) that belongs to Sato, a wealthy boy. Instead of returning it, she lends a hefty sum to an older fishing buddy with financial problems. Her classmates Hasumi and Kaoru later force her to return the wallet, but, unable to account for all of the money, Izumi agrees to help Sato console a friend in the hospital by creating a newspaper containing only “good news.” Keiichi Kobayashi’s serene coming-of-age story owes its underlying energy to the young actors (all newcomers) who deftly balance quirky humor, teenage uncertainty and subtle shifts in adolescent consciousness.
Japan. 2011. 113 min., HD Cam, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Keiichi Kobayashi. With Ai Ikeda, Ena Koshino, Reiko Fujiwara, Tsubasa Takayama.