SABU's Memories Cast Greets Tokyo Film Festival Audience
Tsutsumi Shinichi, director SABU and co-stars attended a stage greeting for Memories at Marunouchi Piccadilly on 27 October.
Cast and crew of the film Memories took part in a stage greeting at Marunouchi Piccadilly in Tokyo on 27 October, during the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival, according to cinematoday.jp. The film screened in the festival's Gala Selection section. Tsutsumi Shinichi, director SABU, Kirishima Reika and Akira Hoa attended the event.
In Memories, Tsutsumi plays a Japanese businessman whose son is kidnapped. The story follows a skilled detective who develops memory impairment after a shocking incident and investigates a 300-million-yen kidnapping as his memories fade.
The film is SABU's 20th feature-length theatrical release and was shot entirely on location in Taiwan as a Japan-Taiwan co-production. The project has been in development for 20 years, with earlier plans for shoots in Germany, Seoul and New York before production was realized in Taiwan.
Tsutsumi said the Taiwan shoot lasted four to five days and was his first overseas filming experience.
Memories is scheduled for release in early summer 2027.
Quick answers
When is Memories released?
The film is scheduled for release in early summer 2027.
What is Memories about?
It follows a skilled detective who develops memory impairment after a shocking incident and investigates a 300-million-yen kidnapping as his memories fade. Tsutsumi Shinichi plays a Japanese businessman whose son is kidnapped.
Where was Memories filmed?
It was shot entirely on location in Taiwan as a Japan-Taiwan co-production.