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A Film by Shinya Tsukamoto

Shadow of Fire

STORY

The setting is a black market that is beginning to recover from the ruins after World War II.
In a Japanese pub diner nearly burnt to the ground, a woman makes a living by selling her body. Her family all lost their lives in the war.
A war orphan sneaks into a woman's house to steal things, and a young demobilized soldier comes as a guest. The three begin a strange life together.
However, it is short-lived, as the demobilized soldier's memories of the war destroy the lives of the three.
The orphan, who says a black market street vendor has offered him a job, sets off on a journey with the vendor, ignoring the woman who tries to stop him.
The street vendor is a bold man, but the purpose of his journey is the horrifying one of putting an end to the wounds he has received in the war.

Director: Shinya Tsukamoto

Biography

Born in Tokyo, Japan on January 1st , 1960. Tetsuo The Iron Man (1989) instantly put him in the limelight as a filmmaker with an original vision and style in the international film scene and received many rave reviews and prizes: Tetsuo II The Body Hammer (1992),Tokyo Fist (1995), Bullet Ballet (1998). He won the Jury’s Prize (Contro Corrente section) for A Snake of June (2002) at the 59th Venice International Film Festival and the New Visions Award for Vital (2004)at the 37th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia and Orizzonti Prize for Kotoko (2011) at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. In 2014, Fires on the Plain (2014) was selected in the competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. As an ardent actor, he also plays Mokichi, an impoverished villager/martyr, in Martin Scorsese’s Silence ( 2016). In 2018, Killing (2018) was selected in the competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.

Filmography

ZAN aka KILLING (2018)
NOBI aka FIRES ON THE PLAIN (2014)
KOTOKO (2011)
HAZAKURA TO MATEKI aka THE WISTLE (2010)
TETSUO THE BULLET MAN (2009)
AKUMU TANTEI2 aka NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE2 (2008)
AKUMU TANTEI aka NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE (2006)
HAZE (2005)
TAMAMUSHI aka JEWEL BEETLE (2005)
VITAL (2004)
TOKAGE aka LIZARD (2003)
ROKUGATSU NO HEBI aka A SNAKE OF JUNE (2002)
SOUSEIZI GEMINI (1999)
BULLET BALLET (1998)
TOKYO FIST (1995)
TETSUO II THE BODY HAMMER (1992)
TETSUO THE IRON MAN (1989)

Awards

KOTOKO (2011)
–The Orizzonti Prize at the 68th Venice International Film Festival
VITAL (2004)
–New Visions Award at Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
ROKUGATSU NO HEBI aka A SNAKE OF JUNE (2002)
–Kinematrix Film Award & San Marco Special Jury Award at 59 th Venice International Film Festival
TOKYO FIST (1995)
–Grand Prize at Sundance Film Festival in Tokyo 1995

Statement from Director Shinya Tsukamoto

Shadow of Fire shares themes explored in my last two films: Fires on the Plain and Killing.
How war affects people. The abject horror of taking lives. I pursued these themes in Killing which is about samurai at the end of their rule. Fires on the Plain told a story about Japanese soldiers on the frontline in the Philippines during World War II. In my latest film, I revisit these themes through the chaos of the black market immediately after the war.
It's about a fire and the everchanging shadows it casts on its surroundings.
I turned my full attention to the people dwelling in the shadows.
The working title of the film was, "The Post War Project".
As the world takes a step backward from peace, I felt compelled to make this movie, as a prayer.

Main Cast

SHURI
MIRAI MORIYAMA
OGA TSUKAO
HIROKI KONO
GO RIJU
TATSUSHI OMORI

Main Staff

Written, Produced & Directed by SHINYA TSUKAMOTO
Assistant Director SATOSHI HAYASHI
Music CHU ISHIKAWA
Sound Design MASAYA KITADA
Production Designer YOSHIAKI NAKAJIMA , MASAKO
Costume Designer SHO SASAKI
Hair & Makeup MAFUYU OHASHI
International Sales NIKKATSU CORPORATION
Presented by KAIJYU THEATER

Details

Technical Specs

Running Time: 95mins
Sound Mix:5.1ch
Color:Color
Aspect Ratio:1.77:1

Contact

Nikkatsu Corporation
E-mail: international@nikkatsu.co.jp