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My Sunshine (film)

My Sunshine
Directed byHiroshi Okuyama
Written byHiroshi Okuyama
Produced byToshikazu Nishigaya
StarringKeitatsu Koshiyama
Kiara Nakanishi
Sosuke Ikematsu
CinematographyHiroshi Okuyama
Edited byHiroshi Okuyama
Music byHumbert Humbert
Production
company
Tokyo Theaters
Release dates
  • 19 May 2024 (2024-05-19) (Cannes)
  • September 2024 (2024-09) (Japan)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

My Sunshine (Japanese: ぼくのお日さま, Boku no Ohisama) is a Japanese drama film written and directed by Hiroshi Okuyama.[1]

Premise

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My Sunshine centres on Takuya (Koshiyama) and Sakura (Nakanishi), a young boy and girl who are training together as ice dancers under the tutelage of Arakawa (Ikematsu), a figure skating coach.[2]

Cast

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Production

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To garner natural performances, Okuyama did not provide a script to the film's young actors prior to filming. Actors were given the bare minimum dialogue once on set and asked to improvise the rest of their lines.[3][4]

Release

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The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,[5] where it was named as a nominee for the Queer Palm.[6]

It was also invited at the 29th Busan International Film Festival in 'Special program in focus' Teenage Minds, Teenage Movies section and it will be screened in October 2024.[7]

Reception

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Critical reception

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The film holds a 91% "Fresh" score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews with an average rating of 8.5/10.[8] Pete Hammond of Deadline characterized My Sunshine as a "quiet and lilting charmer of a coming-of-age story."[4]

Accolades

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Award Ceremony date Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 24 May 2024 Un Certain Regard My Sunshine Nominated [3]
25 May 2024 Queer Palm Nominated [9]
Hochi Film Awards 16 December 2024 Best New Artist Keitatsu Koshiyama Won [10]
Kiara Nakanish Won
Yokohama Film Festival 2 February 2025 Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director Hiroshi Okuyama Won [11]
Best Supporting Actor Sosuke Ikematsu Won
Best Newcomer Keitatsu Koshiyama Won
Blue Ribbon Awards February 2025 Best Supporting Actor Sosuke Ikematsu Pending [12]
Best Newcomer Keitatsu Koshiyama Pending
Kiara Nakanishi Pending
Mainichi Film Awards 13 February 2025 Best Supporting Performance Sosuke Ikematsu Won [13]
Best Newcomer Keitatsu Koshiyama Won
Asian Film Awards 16 March 2025 Best Supporting Actor Sosuke Ikematsu Pending [14]

References

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  1. ^ Lovia Gyarkye, "‘My Sunshine’ Review: Poetry and Understated Charm Propel a Slender Japanese Figure Skating Drama". The Hollywood Reporter, May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Allan Hunter, "‘My Sunshine’: Cannes Review". Screen Daily, May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Tarik, Khaldi (19 May 2024). "Boku No Ohisama (My Sunshine), as seen by Hiroshi Okuyama". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b Hammond, Pete. "'My Sunshine' Review: Wistful Ice Dancing Tale Confirms Hiroshi Okuyama As Emerging Japanese Filmmaker – Cannes Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ Zac Ntim, "Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi’s Trump Movie — Full List". Deadline Hollywood, April 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Tim Dams, "Queer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup". Screen Daily, May 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "The 29th BIFF announces Special Program in Focus 'Teen Spirit, Teen Movie'". Busan International Film Festival. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  8. ^ "My Sunshine". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Edition". Queer Palm. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  10. ^ "「第49回報知映画賞」各賞が決定 主演男優賞に横浜流星、主演女優賞に石原さとみ". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  11. ^ "第46回ヨコハマ映画祭 2024年日本映画個人賞". Yokohama Film Festival (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  12. ^ "第67回ブルーリボン賞候補決まる 「あんのこと」「正体」が最多4部門で選出 3部門で「碁盤斬り」「侍タイムスリッパー」「十一人の賊軍」「ラストマイル」". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  13. ^ "「夜明けのすべて」毎日映画コンクールで日本映画大賞、主演賞は河合優実＆横浜流星". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  14. ^ "第18回アジア・フィルム・アワード ノミネートリスト" (PDF). TIFF. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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