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WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY

Year 2021
Runtime 121 mins
Language Japanese
Subtitles English Subtitles
Canadian Premiere
Availability
  • In-Cinema Only

An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding. Propelled by coincidence and imagination and guided by love’s gentle current, acclaimed director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (DRIVE MY CAR, CIFF 2021) returns with an enchanting triptych that spins mundane encounters into a world of infinite possibilities.

Meiko is startled when she realizes that the man who her best friend starts to have feelings for, is her ex; Sasaki plots to trick his college professor out of revenge, using his class-friend-with-benefits Nao, while Natsuko encounters a woman who seems to be someone from her past, leading the two to confess the feelings they have harboured in their hearts - stories about the complexities of relationships, told through coincidences that happen in the lives of women in love.

Countries

Japan
Awards
Winner, Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, Berlinale 2021
Festivals
Berlinale 2021, Hong Kong International Film Festival 2021, Moscow International Film Festival 2021, New Horizons International Film Festival 2021, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2021, New York Film Festival 2021
Director
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Producer
Satoshi Takata
Screenwriter
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Cinematographer
Yukiko Iioka
Cast
Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Hyunri, Katsuki Mori, Shouma Kai, Fusako Urabe, Aoba Kawai