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Kotowari

Director: Coralie Watanabe Prosper

After two and a half years of waiting, Saki, a Japanese citizen, and her French wife Tom, are heading to the prefecture to finally pick up Saki's first residence permit. A daunting day awaits them, a day like many others at the immigration office.

Details

Duration: 22min.

Country: France

Language: French, Japanese

Year: 2025

Genre: Fiction (Drama)

Topic: Asian, Discrimination, Emigration, Gender, Immigration, LGBTQ, Society, Women

Cast & Crew

Director: Coralie Watanabe Prosper

Production company: No Yelling Productions

Writer: Coralie Watanabe Prosper

Cinematographer: Evgenia Alexandrova

Editor: Aymeric Schoens

Music: Benjamin Grossmann

Actors: Rei Watanabe , Isaline Prévost Radeff , Habib Labidi

Distributor Company: Next Film Distribution

Festivals & Awards

2025

Music & Cinema - Festival International du Film à Marseille (MCM)

Palm Springs ShortFest

Kinoforum - Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival Kinoforum - Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival Audience Award

Minikino Film Festival Indonesia

Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF) Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF) Solveig Anspach Award

Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers Best screenplay

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