The Whispering Star
Film poster
ひそひそ星
Directed bySion Sono
StarringMegumi Kagurazaka
Kenji Endō [ja]
Yūto Ikeda
Kōko Mori [ja]
Release dates
  • September 14, 2015 (2015-09-14) (TIFF[1])
  • 2016 (2016) (Japan)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryJapan

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

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

  1. ^ Kevin Ma (October 10, 2015). "Whispering Star to light up Tokyo Filmex". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "ひそひそ星". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Environmental Film Festival: "The Whispering Star"". Environmental Film Festival: "The Whispering Star". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Home". sionproduction.com.
  5. ^ "'Sion Sono: The Whispering Star'". 12 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Review: The Whispering Star (Revelation Film Festival 2016)". 5 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Room Wins the Grolsch People's Choice Award! See All the TIFF15 Winners..." tiff.net. September 20, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

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Films directed by Sion Sono
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