Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Festival poster
Japanese name
Kanji偶然と想像
Literal meaningChance and imagination
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnGūzen to Sōzō
Directed byRyusuke Hamaguchi
Written byRyusuke Hamaguchi
Produced bySatoshi Takata
Starring
CinematographyYukiko Iioka
Production
companies
Neopa
Fictive[2][3]
Distributed byReel Pictures (Denmark)[4]
Incline (Japan)[2]
Release dates
  • March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23) (BAFICI)[5]
  • July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) (Denmark)[4]
  • December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17) (Japan)[2]
Running time
121 minutes
CountryJapan[6][7]
LanguageJapanese[8]
Box office$471,339[8]

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Japanese: 偶然と想像, Hepburn: Gūzen to Sōzō, lit. "Chance and Imagination") is a 2021[5] Japanese romantic drama anthology film written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.[2][7] The film stars Kotone Furukawa, Katsuki Mori, and Fusako Urabe as the lead actresses of each of the anthology's three segments.[6]

The film was previewed online and in cinemas in four cities across the world to buyers, the press, and the festival juries in the Competition of the 71st Berlin International Film Festival from March 1–5, 2021,[6] after which it was awarded the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.[7][4] It had its public world premiere at the 22nd Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival on March 23.[5]

It was first released nationally in cinemas in Denmark, on July 29, 2021.[4] It was not released across Japan until December 17 the same year.[2]

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  2. ^ a b c d e "映画『偶然と想像』公式サイト" (in Japanese). Incline. 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Il gioco del destino e della fantasia – Trailer ufficiale" (in Italian). YouTube. August 11, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Japanske fortællinger (trailer) – Biografpremiere d. 29. juli 2021" (in Danish). YouTube. June 7, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Bafici 2021 Catálogo" (in Spanish). Scribd. March 12, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Grater, Tom (February 11, 2021). "Berlinale Unveils Competition Lineup: New Pics From Daniel Bruhl, Celine Sciamma, Radu Jude, Xavier Beauvois & Hong Sang-soo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy". M-Appeal. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved October 15, 2022.