Oyu
TITLE
Oyu
DIRECTOR
Atsushi Hirai
COUNTRY
France
YEAR
2023
DURATION
22′
GENRE
Fiction
Oyu
It is the last day of the year and night falls on the small town of Toyama, Japan. A man goes to the public bath to retrieve a forgotten object. But once inside, the promise of a hot bath compels him to stay.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Atsushi Hirai
Born in Toyama, Japan, Atsushi Hirai studied filmmaking in Tokyo and then in France where he settled in 2015 and worked as an assistant director, in particular on Damien Manivel’s films. His first film Return to Toyama was presented in international competition at Locarno Film Festival. Oyu is his second film.
- DirectorAtsushi Hirai
- ScreenplayAtsushi HIRAI & Martin BERTIER
- CinematographyBenoit PAIN
- Cast
- EditingJehan FOLQUÉ
- Producer/s Martin Bertier MLD FILMS, Damien Manivel MLD FILMS
- Production Company
- Distributor/sManifest Distributor France All Rights
- Project TitleOyu
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date 1 January 2023
- Country of originFrance
- Country of filmingFrance
- LanguageJapanese
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Atsushi Hirai
Born in Toyama, Japan, Atsushi Hirai studied filmmaking in Tokyo and then in France where he settled in 2015 and worked as an assistant director, in particular on Damien Manivel’s films. His first film Return to Toyama was presented in international competition at Locarno Film Festival. Oyu is his second film.
