Trailer - Kakera: A Piece of Our Life [English-subtitled]

A trailer was recently released for Momoko Ando’s Kakera: A Piece of Our Life, which premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in September. The film is based on the 10-year-old manga “Love Vibes” by Erica Sakurazawa and marks the directorial debut of Ando, daughter of veteran actor Eiji Okuda and essayist Kazu Ando. Former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha provided the soundtrack.

Hikari Mitsushima stars as Haru, an aimless college student trapped in a dead-end relationship with her dim-witted, cheating boyfriend. One day she’s approached by a girl named Riko (Eriko Nakamura) in a cafe and the two strike up a conversation. Riko works as a prosthetics artisan, creating aesthetic replacement parts for those lost in accidents or operations. It soon becomes apparent that Riko’s interest in Haru goes much further than simple friendship. Haru is initially receptive of this new level of attention, allowing Riko to whisk her away from the doldrums of her life to something far more fulfilling. However, Riko’s intensity and attentiveness eventually begins to border on suffocation, and although they make each other happy in various ways, Haru can’t seem to figure out what to make of the relationship.

“Kakera: A Piece of Our Life” will be released publicly in Japan on April 3, 2010. It has also been picked up by UK label Third Window Films and will begin its theatrical run next month with a DVD release slated for June 21, 2010. Check out their events page for a full list of dates.

Source: Official website via Wildgrounds

Update (2/19): Replaced original trailer with the one subtitled by Third Window Films.