Kawasaki Keirin
41 mins
In the industrial city of Kawasaki, on the corner of the street where my grandparents used to live, bettors of keirin — a cycling race developed in post-war — gather in a tiny bar busy drinking, chatting and gambling at the velodrome nearby. Most are old men who struggle to make a living for themselves; most have lived in this town their whole lives. This film frankly captured with a fixed camera, gives voice to the lives of the elderly men who have been left behind by Japan's economy.
Jean Perret
Producer
Masanori Omori
Director of Photography
Sayaka Mizuno
Director
Sayaka Mizuno
Director of Photography
Philippe Ciompi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sayaka Mizuno
Screenplay