My Sunshine | |
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Directed by | Hiroshi Okuyama |
Written by | Hiroshi Okuyama |
Produced by | Toshikazu Nishigaya |
Starring | Keitatsu Koshiyama Kiara Takanashi Sosuke Ikematsu |
Cinematography | Hiroshi Okuyama |
Edited by | Hiroshi Okuyama |
Music by | Humbert Humbert |
Production company | Tokyo Theaters |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
My Sunshine ( Japanese: ぼくのお日さま, Boku No Ohisama) is a Japanese drama film, directed by Hiroshi Okuyama and released in 2024. [1]
My Sunshine centres on Takuya (Koshiyama) and Sakura (Takanashi), a young boy and girl who are training together as ice dancers under the tutelage of Arakawa (Ikematsu), a gay figure skating coach. [2]
To garner natural performances, Okuwaya did not provide a script to the film's young actors prior to filming. Actors were given the bare minimum dialogue once on set and asked to improvise the rest of their lines. [3] [4]
The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, [5] where it was named as a nominee for the Queer Palm. [6]
Pete Hammond of Deadline characterized My Sunshine as a "quiet and lilting charmer of a coming-of-age story." [4]
Award | Ceremony date | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Cannes Film Festival | 24 May 2024 | Un Certain Regard | My Sunshine | Nominated | [3] |
25 May 2024 | Queer Palm | Nominated | [7] |