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Resurrection

Akihiko Shiota

Japan2003 125min 35mm Color International Premiere

Synopsis

In Aso, something bizarre occurs; The dead come back to life, thousands of them… husbands, lovers, friends. They suddenly appear before those who still love them, not as ghosts or spirits but the way looked when animate, as if nothing had happened. Some families are glad to see them. Others are perplexed and confused. Still others are terrified. How could they return from the beyond, and why? 

Diretor

Akihiko Shiota

Akihiko Shiota, a Japanese director and scriptwriter, was born in 1961 in Kyoto. After studying at university he worked with Kiyoshi Kurosawa, taught at the Film School of Tokyo, making three films. His first directorial feature was (1999) and is his fifth feature.