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Film · 2018

Jesus

Original titleBoku Wa Iesu-Sama Ga Kirai

Directed by Hiroshi Okuyama · starring Yura Sato and Riki Okuma

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Synopsis

Yura is a japaness child whose family will move from Tokyo to a little rural area to live with his grandmother. There this kid will have to get use to his new home and also to his new christian school where everybody pray. One day a little Jessus will appear to Yura when they are praying in class. From that moment Yura will start to have faith in God an every desire he has will come true. 'Jesus' is the first film directed by Hiroshi Okuyama, he tries to reflect in this film the complex relationship between human beings and faith in all its forms. It will also do it in an original way through the eyes of a child. 'Jesus' won the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the 66th San Sebastian Film Festival.

The essentials

Runtime
77 min1 hour and 17 minutes
How long is Jesus?
1 hour and 17 minutes (77 minutes).
Who directed Jesus?
Hiroshi Okuyama.
Who is in Jesus?
It stars Yura Sato and Riki Okuma.
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Cast

Full cast (7)
Director
Hiroshi Okuyama
Writers
Hiroshi Okuyama
Cinematography
Hiroshi Okuyama

Videos and trailers

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'Jesus' trailer 1:1224 July 2019

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 2 reviews
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What the critics say

  • CinemaníaJanire Zurbano "There is a scene in 'Jesus' that captures the essence of what makes this Hiroshi Okuyama debut (he shot it in his last year of college) an extravagant and ridiculously charming fable." Read
  • The Hollywood ReporterNeil Young "Nebulous in its psychological and theological aspects, the film is most effective in the silliest moments of visual humor, with Christ popping up in most unexpected places". Read

Trivia

  • Awards

    In 2018 Hiroshi Okuyama won Best New Director at the San Sebastian International Film Festival and Best Photography at the Estocolmo Film Festival.

  • Festival

    'Jesus' was also released at the D'A Film Festival.

  • First Film

    This is the first Hiroshi Okuyama film, he has also written it, was the photography director and filmmaker.

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