According to Japanese media reports, based on the novel of the same name by Makoto Numata ("The Moving Heart"), the film "Those Birds She Doesn't Know WhoSe Names" directed by Kazuya Shirai and starring Yu Aoi and Takashi Abe was shortlisted for the "Contemporary World Film Unit" at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival and will be premiered worldwide at the festival. The film also publicly writes the sobering phrase "Do you call this love?" " poster.
The movie "Those Birds She Doesn't Know WhoSe Names" tells the story of the negative heroine Kitahara Towako (Yu Aoi), who lives with Shinji Sano (Takashi Abe), who is 15 years older than herself and has neither money nor status, but she can never forget her lover Shunichi Kurosaki (Takeno Uchihiro), who broke up 8 years ago, so she has been having an affair with Mizushima Makoto (Matsusaka Momori), a husband who has a similar face to Kurosaki. Until one day, the appearance of the police made her suspect that Kurosaki's disappearance 5 years ago was related to Jinji...
The Toronto International Film Festival's "Contemporary World Cinema Section" focuses on the world's vision, and films such as Naomi Kawase's "Taste of Seiko Sand" and "Goodbye Kabukicho" starring Shota Someya and Atsuko Maeda have also been shortlisted for the unit.
Aoi was very happy about the selection for the movie "Those Birds She Doesn't Know WhoSe Names" was selected: "I am very interested in whether the love story composed by those annoying people can be accepted. Takashi Abe, the actor of the film, said that the film "resonates 0% and depresses 100%", and it is very cool to go abroad with such works, and also look forward to the evaluation of overseas filmmakers.
Stills from the movie "Those Birds She Didn't Know Their Names."
Director Kazuya Shiraishi said he was very excited that "Those Birds She Didn't Know WhoSe Names" was taken at the Toronto Film Festival where movie lovers gathered: "Although I am curious about the various forms of love depicted in the film, and how receptive it will be under different races and religions, I believe that the film will reach the heart." It can be seen that he is full of confidence in the film.
The head of the Toronto Film Festival's international program also spoke highly of the film: "'Those Birds She Doesn't Know Names' is a unique film about extreme unrequited love and undefinable genres. Combining elements such as thriller and love to involve intricate feelings into unruly behavior, Makoto Numata's novel adaptation is extremely charming. At the same time, he commented that Aoi Yu's performance was extremely explosive: beauty and coldness coexisted, love and desire intertwined, composing despair.
The movie "Those Birds She Doesn't Know WhoSe Names" will be released on October 28.