TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

旅のおわり世界のはじまり | 2019 | Japan | Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa | 120 min | Japanese with English subtitles

in LEAFF Official Selection

CAST: Tokio Emoto, Ryo Kase, Atsuko Maeda

SYNOPSIS : In this co-production between Japan and Uzbekistan on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Yoko a travelling reporter for a Japanese TV variety program who visits the central Asian country of Uzbekistan. She becomes self-aware and worldly through her journey and interactions with the locals. She records her experiences.