Trailer for Oku Shuntaro’s ‘Death of Domomata’

Okay, chances are this one will be of interest to me and about 4 other people, but the trailer for Oku Shuntaro’s Death of Domomata (Domomata no Shi) was recently posted on its official website. I’ve been keeping tabs on this one for months now because I really like the cast, but I must admit I really don’t know all that much about it other than it revolves around a bunch of emotionally-volatile drug-addicted girls putting on a production of Takeo Arishima’s 1922 stage play “Domomato no Shi,” which itself was based on Mark Twain’s short story “Is He Living or Is He Dead?”

The original Twain story was about a group of artists who decided to fake one of their deaths to ensure that the price of his paintings would skyrocket and they could all profit from it without actually having to die. The stage play incorporated a little more character development and added a romance between two of the artists.

As a side note it’s nice to see Asumi Miwa back in a movie role, considering she’s been focusing on being a mom for the past few years and recently had a second kid. You really never know when a hiatus like that can turn permanent.

Anyway, here’s the trailer:

Death of Domomata is due out in Japan sometime in June.

Links:
Official website
Eigapedia

Tags: asumi miwa, ayako fujitani, hairi katagiri, junko emoto