Feature Film "Any Crybabies Around?"
- Film
Directed by Takuma Sato
Co-financed and produced by AOI Pro.
2020 the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival - Jury Prize for Best Cinematography Winner
The 56th Chicago International Film Festival - New Directors Competition Selection
The 21st TOKYO FILMeX - Competition Selection


Theme song "Spring Comes" Music Video
Producer: Megumi Banse(AOI Pro.)
Assistant Producer / Cast: Kazunobu Torigoe(AOI Pro.)
A naked drunk man shows up on a national live TV in the middle of a sacred festival Namahage, where men dressed in ogre-like costumes visit homes to scare kids not to do bad things in the next year. The man, young father Tasuku, gets ostracized for shaming the village and its tradition, flees to Tokyo by himself. After two years, he comes back to his hometown to make it up to his ex-wife and their little daughter, but the reality bites.
Released | November 20, 2020 |
Cast | Taiga Nakano, Riho Yoshioka, Kanichiro, Takashi Yamanaka, Kimiko Yo, Toshiro Yanagiba |
Director / Screenwriter / Editor | Takuma Sato |
Theme song | "Spring Comes" by Yuta Orisaka |
Development Producer | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
Development Partner | Bun-Buku |
Production | AOI Pro. |
Distributor | BANDAI NAMCO Arts / STAR SANDS |
Project Management | 2020 “Any Crybabies Around?” Film Partners |
URL | Official Website (Japanese) |
Staff | Producer: Megumi Banse(AOI Pro.) Assistant Producer: Kazunobu Torigoe(AOI Pro.) |
Awards
- 2020 the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival:Official Selection:<Jury Prize for Best Cinematography>