| Kamataki | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Claude Gagnon |
| Written by | Claude Gagnon |
| Produced by | Claude Gagnon Samuel Gagnon Eiji Okuda Yuri Yoshimura-Gagnon |
| Starring | Matthew Smiley Tatsuya Fuji Kazuko Yoshiyuki |
| Cinematography | Hideho Urata |
| Edited by | Claude Gagnon Takaka Miyahira |
| Music by | Jorane |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Filmoption |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Japan |
| Languages | English Japanese |
Kamataki is a Canadian-Japanese co-produced drama film, directed by Claude Gagnon and released in 2005.[1]
The film stars Matthew Smiley as Ken-Antoine, a young Canadian man of mixed Japanese and European descent from Montreal who is distraught over the recent death of his father, and who is sent to live with his uncle Takuma (Tatsuya Fuji) in Japan after a suicide attempt. Takuma, a master craftsman in traditional Japanese pottery, consumes alcohol heavily and navigates casual sexual relationships with several different women, thus confounding many of Ken-Antoine's expectations; nevertheless, Ken-Antoine finds new meaning and purpose in life through his developing relationship with his uncle and his reconnection with his Japanese heritage.[2]
The film's cast also includes Naho Watanabe, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Lisle Wilkerson and Christopher Heyerdahl.