SPECIAL GUEST: Intro and Q&A with director Satoko Yokohama
Q&A moderated by Sophia Wong Boccio
Seaside Serendipity
(海辺へ行く道)
U.S. PREMIERE
A group of teenagers spend a summer making art in Satoko Yokohama’s offbeat portrayal of a small coastal town
Date: Sunday, March 22
Time: 2:30 PM (Doors open at 2:00 PM)
Location: AMC EVANSTON 12
Japan | Drama | 2025 | 140 minutes
In Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Director/Screenwriter: Satoko Yokohama
Starring: Konosuke Harada, Kumiko Aso, Kengo Kora, Erika Karata, Koharu Sugawara
Film Source: Tokyo Theatres Company
A small seaside town has been attracting artists from all over the country. During one summer, a group of teenagers put their own creative minds into motion with different art projects while adults fumble in their pursuit of elusive answers.
Defying traditional conventions of narrative storytelling, Satoko Yokohama’s adaptation of Gin Miyoshi’s manga is an offbeat and gently funny hang-out movie that moves at its own leisurely pace. With plenty of whimsy and heart to spare, this idiosyncratic and sunlit celebration of adolescent creativity will encourage young viewers to explore the artist within them.
DIRECTOR BIO
Satoko Yokohama , Director/Screenwriter
Born in 1978, Yokohama graduated from The Film School of Tokyo in 2004. Her graduation short film, Chiemi and Kokkunpatcho (2006), won a production grant, and she followed the project by independently producing her first feature, German plus Rain (2007), which was released theatrically.
In 2009, she directed her first commercial feature, Bare Essence of Life, which screened at major international festivals including Toronto and Vancouver.
Her 2021 film, ITO, earned multiple domestic awards.
She is widely recognized for her ability to capture the intangible moments of everyday life through distinctive and expressive storytelling.
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