Stonewalling (film)

Stonewalling
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Chinese石門
Literal meaningstone gate
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinshí mén
Directed by
  • Huang Ji
  • Ryuji Otsuka
Written by
  • Huang Ji
  • Ryuji Otsuka
Produced byRyuji Otsuka[1]
StarringYao Honggui
CinematographyRyuji Otsuka
Edited by
Music byNg Chor Guan[1]
Production
company
YGP-FILM LLC[1]
Release date
  • 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) (Venice)
Running time
148 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
Languages

Stonewalling (Chinese: 石門; pinyin: shí mén; lit. 'stone gate') is a 2022 Japanese independent drama film written and directed by Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka.[2] Although shot in China, the film is classified as a Japanese production. It is the third and final film in a trilogy that includes Egg and Stone (2012) and The Foolish Bird (2017), films which depict young womanhood in contemporary China. The film stars Yao Honggui, who also appeared in the first two films, as a young Chinese woman struggling with an unexpected pregnancy.

It had its world premiere in the Giornate degli Autori section at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2022. It won Best Narrative Feature at the 60th Golden Horse Awards.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Stonewalling". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Dargis, Manohla (9 March 2023). "'Stonewalling' Review: A Young Woman's Exchange Value". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.