Trailer - Sketches of Kaitan City (Kaitanshi Jokei)

A trailer has finally been released for the latest film by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (Antenna, Non-ko), Sketches of Kaitan City.

The film is based on Yasushi Sato’s unfinished novel “Kaitanshi Jokei” (Sea Coal City Scenery), which was published after Sato committed suicide in 1990. The novel simply and realistically depicts life in the seaport town of Hakodate, Hokkaido as he saw it and is said to offer a glimpse into the lives of various people going through individual hardships.

Plot: After massive restructuring, Souta (Pistol Takehara) finds himself forced out of his job at a local shipyard. He decides to go on an impromptu trip with his younger sister Honami (Mitsuki Tanimura) to witness the first sunrise of the new year from the peak of a mountain.

A planetarium operator (Kaoru Kobayashi) deals with the pain caused by his wife’s betrayal.

After taking over his family’s gas company, Haruo (Ryo Kase) finds his frustration with the business begin to boil over. Meanwhile, he discovers his son has been abused after finding bruises on his face.

A son (Masaki Miura) chooses not to visit his father during his homecoming.

An old women on the verge of eviction vanishes with her cat one day.

Although each story is fairly mundane, a common thread of regret, loss, and sadness—along with the theme of trudging ahead in the face of adversity—ties them all together.

“Sketches of Kaitan City” will be screened at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on October 23, 2010. Early public screenings will begin in Hakodate from November 27, 2010, and a nation-wide release will follow in December. Theatrical distribution is being handled by Slowlearner.

Source: Official website