Megane (Glasses)

One spring day, a woman walks off a small airplane. Her name is Taeko. When she arrives at a nostalgic inn called Hamada, her unforgettable vacation on an island in the south starts. Every morning on the beach, people of the town practice the “Merci Exercise”, led by a middle-aged woman called Sakura. High school teacher Haruna ditches the class to hang out at the inn and on the beach. Sakura treats people on the beach to shaved ice. Everyone loves these carefree days and the sunbathing sessions at twighlight.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Script: Naoko Ogigami

Cinematography: Minenobu Tani

Editing: Shinichi Fushima

Sound: Daisuke Hayashi

Music: Takahiro Kaneko

Actors: Satomi Kobayashi (Taeko), Mikako Ichikawa (Haruna), Ryo Kase (Yomogi), Ken Mitsuishi (Yu-ji), Masako Motai (Sakura)

Production: Paradise Cafe Inc.

Producers: Shuichi Komuro, Emma Maekawa

Art Direction: Mayumi Tomita

Format: 35mm Color

Production Country: Japan

Production Year: 2007

Duration: 106

Contact: Nikkatsu Corporation, JapanShinako MatsudaT.+81 3 5689 1018F. +81 3 5689 1044matsuda475@nikkatsu.co.jpwww.nikkatsu.com

Naoko Ogigami

She was born in Chiba prefecture in 1972. She went to the United States in 1994 to study Film at the University of Southern California. She received attention for her directorial debut "Barber Yoshino" in 2003, which received a Special Mention at the Kinderfilmfest of Berlin IFF. Her previous work, "Kamome Diner", has been successful both domestically and internationally.