At the Cannes Film Festival in France, one of the three major film festivals in the world, the work of director Chie Hayakawa, who was nominated for a collection of innovative films, was screened and the audience gave a big applause.

On the 20th of the 4th day of the Cannes Film Festival, "PLAN 75" directed by Chie Hayakawa of Japan was screened in the "A Certain Perspective" section, which was a collection of innovative works. I participated.



"PLAN 75" is a work set in Japan in the near future, where the birthrate is declining and the population is aging, and a system has been introduced that allows people over the age of 75 to choose between life and death.



Chieko Baisho, who is known for her "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" series, plays a 78-year-old woman who is wondering whether to use the system because she was dismissed from her office before her husband. Ask the meaning of living.



After the screening, the audience gave a big applause, and the man in the audience said, "I thought I had the courage to tackle a difficult theme. It was a wonderful movie."



In an interview with NHK, Director Hayakawa said, "I wanted to convey that living is precious in a movie based on a sense of crisis toward Japanese society. I want to continue to draw what I want to express. I want to face things straight. "



Mr. Isomura also said, "I was able to share the same time with people from all over the world, and it was a valuable experience and an unforgettable moment."



The Cannes Film Festival will be held until the 28th of this month, and on the 26th, the "Baby Broker" produced by Hirokazu Koreeda in South Korea will be screened in the competition section.

What is the movie "PLAN 75"?

"PLAN 75" is a work set in Japan in the near future, where the birthrate is declining and the population is aging.



While a system is being introduced that allows people over the age of 75 to choose euthanasia as a measure against the aging of society, a 78-year-old woman who was suddenly dismissed from work prior to her husband is worried about whether to use the system. It's a living story.



Each character, such as a city hall employee who works at the application window of the system and a woman who supports the user until his death, is swayed by the system and seeks out his own answer.



Chieko Baisho, who is known for her "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" series, will play the leading female role in her movie for the first time in nine years.

What is Director Chie Hayakawa?

Director Chie Hayakawa, whose "PLAN 75" was nominated for the "A Certain Perspective" category at the Cannes Film Festival, began filming on her own while studying photography at the New York Art University, and in 2014 she worked on the short film "Niagara". Received awards at national and international film festivals and attracted attention.



In 2018 she participated in an omnibus film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, one of which she directed and wrote the short film of the same name, the predecessor of this film.



"PLAN 75" will be her debut feature film.

"Baby Broker" produced in South Korea by director Koreeda

"Baby Broker", which is scheduled to be screened on the 26th, is the first movie directed by Hirokazu Koreeda in Korea, and is a work with the theme of so-called "baby post" that anonymously accepts babies whose parents cannot be raised.



In the story, men who plan to take away the children entrusted to the "baby post" and sell them off are found by the mother who returned after thinking, and from the beginning, go on a journey to find a person who will be a parent for raising. , It is a work that asks the ideal way of a family that is not related to blood.



Korean actors such as Song Kang-Ho, who starred in "Parasite Semi-Underground Family," and Bae Doona, who participated in Koreeda's past works, are appearing.



This film, which has been warmed up by Director Koreeda since around 2016, will be screened for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival.



It will be released in Japan on June 24th.

What is Hirokazu Koreeda?

Director Hirokazu Koreeda (59) joined a television program production company after graduating from university, worked on many documentary programs, and won numerous awards such as the Galaxy Award for Outstanding Work.



He made his debut as a film director in 1995 with "Maborosi" and won the "Golden Osella Award", the filming award at the Venice International Film Festival.



In 2004, Yuya Yagira, who starred in "Nobody Knows," was the first Japanese to win the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for "Nobody Knows," which depicts a documentary abandoned by her parents. The style and production method of the documentary touch was highly evaluated.



At the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, "Shoplifters", which depicts a family who lives on a pension and covers the living expenses that are not enough for shoplifting, won the Palme d'Or, the highest award for the first time in 21 years. bottom.



Even after that, the movie "Truth", which was co-produced internationally and was filmed in France, was screened at the opening of the first Japanese director's work at the Venetian International Film Festival, and has been active on the world stage, representing Japan. He has a proven track record as one of the film directors.