2009.10.16
[Special Contents]
Competition Guide: Eight Times Up - “Circumstances are saddening but it somehow makes me feel compelled to laugh.”
Masterpieces of the world compete for the Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix in the Competition section. PD, Yoshi Yatabe who selected 15 finals for competition out of 743 films from 81 countries and regions will showcase the main features in this web series.
A divorced woman fails to get a new job and gets thrown out of the apartment and becomes a homeless. She begins to live in the woods with a man in a similar situation.
Eight times up literally means seven failures and then a success.
The film depicts a character, who continues to overcome hardship even if she fails many times, with beautiful visual portrayal.
