(Ab)normal Desire
134 mins
Director Yoshiyuki Kishi and screenwriter Takehito Minato—the team behind acclaimed boxing epic Wilderness—reunite to adapt Ryo Asai's prize-winning novel. A sensitive drama about the aberrant in a society without regard for diversity, the story unites characters trying to hide abnormalities: a prosecutor who is worried that his pubescent son is a shut-in, an introverted saleswoman with a peculiar habit, and a student tortured by feelings she can’t express. In a world fill with abnormalities, what if it’s actually normal to be abnormal?
Merii Takiguchi
Natsuki Kiryu [Young]
Takehiko Minato
Screenplay
Yuko Nakamura
Producer
Masae Miyamoto
Costumer
TOMITA Tomoko
Producer
Vaundy
Theme Song Performance
Hiromitsu Sugita
Producer
Sawako Ohzu
Casting
Shinpei Inoue
Art Direction
Takashi Matsuo
Assistant Director
Ryo Asai
Original Story
Yuji Sadai
Executive Producer
Akira Ishii
Executive Producer
Yu Suzuki
Digital Imaging Technician
Michi Iijima
Executive Producer
Sango Nakamura
Decorator
Toshihide Kosaka
Lighting Technician
Tomoko Ohtsuka
Sound Effects
Kôzô Natsumi
Director of Photography
Eiji Mori
Sound Recordist
Etsuro Tsukamura
Line Producer
Harumi Arai
Hair Setup
Junko Kaneda
Makeup & Hair