Tetsuo Shinohara

09.02.1962, Tokio, Japan

 

Director
Shinohara is a Japanese director who graduated with a degree in law from the Meiji University, but decided to work in the film industry. He assisted many famous directors and directed several short feature films. His most important feature films include Tsuki to kyabetsu (One More Time, One More Chance, 1996), romantic drama Hatsukoi (First Love, 2000), Shisha no gakuensai (School Day of the Dead, 2000), criminal mystery Mokuyo kumikyoku (Suite de jeudi, 2002), Shôwa kayô daizenshű (2003), romantic drama Tengoku no honya - koibi (Heaven's Bookstore, 2004) and the drama Sinkokyű no hitsuyô (The Necessity of Deep Breathing, 2004).

Filmography


Films by this director

The Necessity of Deep Breathing

(Sinkokyű no hitsuyô, 2004)

Directed by: Tetsuo Shinohara
PHOTOGRAPHY: Takahide Shibanushi
Synopsis:

A group of young people travel to the island of Okinawa in order to escape a past they would rather forget. On the island they have to cut down 70,000 sugar cane stalks in 35 days. If they fail, their employers, a nice old married couple, will go bankrupt. While some people are considering leaving the island, other choose to stick it out and deal with the hard work and obstacles ahead of them.

color, 35 mm, 123 min
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