RAVENS
Genre
Drama and Biography
Running time
116 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Japanese and English
Subtitle
English and Arabic
Country
France, Japan, Spain and Belgium
Director
Mark Gill
Bio
Producer
Sam Fayed, Henry Gillet, Nitsa Benchetrit, Mohaan Naadar, Johanna Horn, David Barrera, Hiroyasu Nagata, Hideki Kawamura, Mark Gill, Megumi Fukasawa Ichii, Cyril Cadars, Orian Williams
Cast
Tadanobu Asano, Kumi Takiuchi, Kanji Furutachi, José Luis Ferrer, Sôsuke Ikematsu
Scriptwriter
Mark Gill
Acclaimed Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase, who died in 2012, was best known in his lifetime for his photographic book The Solitude of Ravens (1976-82), with its bleak images of distant birds evoking themes of isolation and tragedy. That work was his response to his divorce from his second wife of 13 years, Yoko Wanibe, which left him devastated. During their tumultuous years together, he photographed her constantly; she was a model, collaborator and object of his obsession. Tadanobu Asano, who was Emmy-nominated for Shogun, plays Fukase in this intense portrait of a passionate man caught in a love triangle between his wife and his art, incarnated here as a talking raven – a humorous touch to this profound exploration of love and loss.
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