The Whispering Star
- September 14, 2015 (2015-09-14) (TIFF[1])
- 2016 (2016) (Japan)
The Whispering Star (ひそひそ星) is a 2015 Japanese science fiction film directed by Sion Sono. The film was released in 2015[2] and, in March 2016, was played during the Environmental Film Festival at the National Museum of American History, Warner Brothers Theater, in Washington, DC.[3]
Cast
- Megumi Kagurazaka
- Kenji Endō [ja]
- Yūto Ikeda
- Kōko Mori [ja]
Production
The Whispering Star was the first film produced by Sion Sono's production company Sion Production.[4] Filming took place in Fukushima Prefecture.[5] Apart from one scene, it is a black-and-white film.
Reception
Richard Gray of thereelbits.com gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, calling it “a wholly unique experience, and an amazing accomplishment in visually-driven storytelling.”[6]
Accolades
The film won the NETPAC Award for World or International Asian Film Premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[7]
References
- ^ Kevin Ma (October 10, 2015). "Whispering Star to light up Tokyo Filmex". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ "ひそひそ星". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ "Environmental Film Festival: "The Whispering Star"". Environmental Film Festival: "The Whispering Star". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Home". sionproduction.com.
- ^ "'Sion Sono: The Whispering Star'". 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Review: The Whispering Star (Revelation Film Festival 2016)". 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Room Wins the Grolsch People's Choice Award! See All the TIFF15 Winners..." tiff.net. September 20, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
External links
- The Whispering Star at IMDb
- v
- t
- e
- BAD FILM (1995/2012)
- I Am Keiko (1997)
- Suicide Club (2001)
- Into a Dream (2005)
- Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
- Hazard (2005)
- Strange Circus (2005)
- Exte (2007)
- Love Exposure (2008)
- Be Sure to Share (2009)
- Cold Fish (2010)
- Himizu (2011)
- Guilty of Romance (2011)
- The Land of Hope (2012)
- Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
- Tokyo Tribe (2014)
- Shinjuku Swan (2015)
- Love & Peace (2015)
- Tag (2015)
- All Esper Dayo! SP (2015)
- The Virgin Psychics (2015)
- The Whispering Star (2015)
- Antiporno (2016)
- Shinjuku Swan II (2017)
- Tokyo Vampire Hotel (2017)
- The Forest of Love (2019)
- Red Post on Escher Street (2020)
- Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)
![]() | This article related to a Japanese film of the 2010s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
![]() | This 2010s science fiction film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e