DIRECTOR

Oudai Kojima “JOINT”

CAST

Ikken Yamamoto
Yurina Yanagi
Yohei Matsukado
Masato Ibu

CREW

Scriptwriter: Oudai Kojima, Ikken Yamamoto

Duration/Release

124 min / Release in Japan: Dec 20, 2024

Synopsis

Shimada, a former Self-Defense Force member, suffers from severe PTSD following the loss of a comrade in a firefight in war-torn South Sudan, a tragedy covered up by the government. Shining a light into Shimada's solitary life in illegal arms manufacturing is a job as an apprentice at a traditional Japanese fireworks factory. There he begins crafting fireworks alongside the master artisan and fellow craftsmen who embrace fireworks that illuminate people’s peaceful lives. Yet, parallel to Shimada's journey, his comrades-in-arms with unresolved feelings team up on radical acts to expose the government's cover-up, escalating tensions and pulling Shimada back into the darkness he thought he'd left behind.

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