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Sayonara (2015 film)

Sayonara (Japanese: さようなら, Hepburn: Sayōnara, lit. "Goodbye") is a 2015 Japanese film written and directed by Kōji Fukada and based on a play by Oriza Hirata. Starring Bryerly Long and Geminoid F, the film was promoted as "the first movie to feature a Gynoid performing opposite a human actor".[3] It premiered in October 2015 at the Tokyo International Film Festival and was scheduled for release in Japan on November 21, 2015.[4][3]

Cast

Release

The world premiere of the film was in October 2015, at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[3] The film was then released in Japan on November 21, 2015.[4]

Reception

Critical reception

Peter Debruge of Variety called the film a "dreary study of human-robot relations [that] offers little to engage apart from its pretty scenery."[2]

Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter called the film a "dark, hopeless and pretty depressing [...] post-apocalyptic Japanese mood piece".[1]

Accolades

The film was in competition at the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Deborah Young (October 24, 2015). "'Sayonara': Tokyo Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Peter Debruge (October 24, 2015). "Tokyo Film Review: 'Sayonara'". variety.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d James Hadfield (October 24, 2015). "Tokyo: 'Sayonara' Filmmakers Debate Future of Robot Actors". variety.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "さようなら(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

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