KOUIN

2023/JPN/93min/HD/Color/Cinema Scope Size

Executive Producer

Yuji Kakizaki

Producer

Kenichi Furuya

Director

Yuji Kakizaki

Screenplay

Yuji Kakizaki

 

Cast

Masayuki Deai , Yuka Takeshima
Mami Yamasaki , Gitan Ohtsuru , Tsukasa Itoh , Hironobu Nomura

Ikuya Enokizono , Shinnosuke Nakazato
Akihisa Muramoto , Yoshi Kuroiwa , Takuya Ohara
Karin Nukaga , Jyunma Matsuzawa , Asuka Shimamura
Yuka Sasada , Piangrawee Santivongskul
Chihiro Matsubara , Yuri Kanemoto , Ren Otsuki , Kyoko Arisawa
Ren Nuruyu , Hideyuki Kobashi , Yusuke Nishida , Tsuyoshi Saito

Award

Madrid International Film Festival 2023/
Best Foreign Language Film
Milan International Filmmaker Festival 2023/
Best Actor in a Foreign Language Film(Masayuki Deai)
London International Film Festival 2024/
Best Foreign Language Film
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024/
Best Director Award for a Foreign Language Film(Yuji Kakizaki)
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024/
Best Foreign Language Film Editing
Nice International Film Festival 2024/
Best Foreign Language Film

Synopsis


Takashiro Hisao (Deai Masayuki) and Sano Yoko (Takeshima Yuka), who inherited the will of Nakamoto who was killed in the line of duty, were struggling their days as members of the security company STEC. Then, a woman came to visit them. The woman (Yamazaki Mami) said that she was being chased by an agent of a certain country. A security team led by Takashiro was formed and began to protect the woman.