Movie "Sandaime no Honesty" filmed in Kobe at Motomachi Cinema Kansai premiere (Minna no Keizai Shimbun Network)

Rira Kawamura (as Haru Tsukishima) and director Isamu Nohara, starring in the movie "The Third Honesty"

Movie shot in Kobe at Motomachi Cinema

From March 12, the movie "The Third Honesty" filmed in Kobe will open at the mini theater "Motomachi Movie Theater" in Motomachi Shopping Street 4-chome (4 Motomachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, TEL 078-366- 2636). (Kobe Keizai Shimbun) [Photo] Scene image director and screenwriter of the movie "The Third Honesty" is film director Nohara Tadashi. Born in Tochigi Prefecture in 1983, Mr. Nohara completed his master's degree in directing at the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts in 2009. He co-wrote and produced the movie "Happy Hour" (directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2015) shot in Kobe, which won the Locarno International Film Festival Screenplay Special Mention and the Asia-Pacific Film Award for Best Screenplay. He also co-wrote the movie "Wife of a Spy" (directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2020) with Director Hamaguchi. The feature film "Sandaime no Honesty" directed by Mr. Nohara is a ``hymn of life that is given to all people who live their ordinary lives''. The film was screened in the competition section of the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival. Rira Kawamura (as Haru Tsukishima), who made her debut as an actor in "Happy Hour", is starring, and is also in charge of the co-script. Kawamura, Hiromi Demura (Mikako Tsukishima), Tomo Kawamura (Ikito Tsukishima/Akira Higuchi), Yasunobu Tanabe (Soichiro Noda), Kiten Jahana (Kenji Oyabu) In addition to using the same cast as "Happy Hour", rapper Katsuyuki Kobayashi (role of Tsuyoshi Tsukishima) from Kobe will challenge the actor for the first time. Nohara commented, "In Hamaguchi's 'Happy Hour,' which I co-wrote, I spent more than a year working as a staff member in Kobe, and was keenly aware of how much the relationship of trust between the performers and staff affects the world within the film. When I finally got around to filming my own movie, I offered them to participate without hesitation.The city of Kobe, where the mountains, the sea, and the city coexist compactly, was still attractive.Mr. Kawamura, the lead actor, looked through the camera. , An actor with overflowing strength and sincerity in his voice.In terms of wanting to shoot people, it has something in common with "Happy Hour," but I think it has a different flavor. I would be very grateful if you could watch it while staying close to our emotions." Screening times will be posted on the website. The admission fee is 1,700 yen for adults, 1,000 yen for students, and 1,200 yen for those aged 60 and over.

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