SHADOW OF FIRE
Film - CineMasters Competition

SHADOW OF FIRE

Directed by Shin’ya Tsukamoto

Info

Director: Shin’ya Tsukamoto
Section: CineMasters Competition
Country: Japan
Year: 2023
OT: HOKAGE
Language: Japanese
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Shuri, Mirai Moriyama, Oga Tsukao
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

In warm and minimalist images, Shin’ya Tsukamoto tells of the horror of war that lingers in people’s minds.

World War II has just ended when a widow, an orphaned boy, and a soldier cross paths at a former inn. All three are looking for comfort and affection in the midst of a city that has been destroyed. However, this new surrogate family is unable to overcome its emotional burdens. 

Show calendar

Calendar

  • After the film: Q&A with Shin’ya Tsukamoto

    Cinema Filmtheater
  • Before the film: Introduction by Shin’ya Tsukamoto

    Filmmuseum

Meet the director

SHADOW OF FIRE

Shin’ya Tsukamoto

Shin’ya Tsukamoto has been a director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and actor in numerous films. He shot to fame with his first feature film, TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989). Most of his films, including FIRES ON THE PLAIN (2014), KILLING (2018) and SHADOW OF FIRE (2023), premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. In 2016, Tsukamoto starred in Martin Scorsese's SILENCE.

Credits

Screenplay: Shin’ya Tsukamoto
Director of Photography: Shin’ya Tsukamoto
Film Editor: Shin’ya Tsukamoto
Composer: Chu Ishikawa
Production Designer: Yoshiaki Nakajima, Masako
Costume Design: Sho Sasaki
Sound design: Masaya Kitada
Make-up artist: Mafuyu Ohashi
Producer: Shin’ya Tsukamoto
Production Company: Kaijyu Theater Co., LTD.
World Sales: NIKKATSU Corporation