Film Information
Year: 2024
Duration: 90
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
On a small Japanese island, life revolves around the changing seasons. Winter is time for ice hockey at school, but Takuya isn’t too thrilled about it. His real interest lies in Sakura, a figure skating rising star from Tokyo, for whom he starts to develop a genuine fascination. Coach and former champion Arakawa spots potential in Takuya and decides to mentor him to form a duo with Sakura for an upcoming national tournament. These two young skaters, with totally opposite personalities, will begin to form a harmonious bond throughout the winter.
Director
Hiroshi Okuyama is a film director born in 1996 in Tokyo, Japan. He began his profession as a filmmaker in his last year of career at Aoyama University. It was there that he directed and edited the feature film Jesus. The film debuted at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2018, where Okuyama was awarded Best Director. My Sunshine was first shown at the Cannes Film Festival.