Small, Slow but Steady

Small, Slow but Steady

Keiko, me wo sumasete Director Shô Miyake

1 hr. 39 min. · Japan, France, 2022 · Drama · Japanese · Subtitles: English, Lithuanian · N-16

About the film

Keiko, a young pro boxer, was born with a hearing impairment. Boxing is a real challenge for her, but the club she belongs to is like a second home. After winning two difficult fights, a creeping fear begins to grow inside her. The club chairman, the only person who had accepted her as a boxer, is plagued by health issues and is losing his eyesight. Having learned that the gym is about to close for good, a confused Keiko goes on to her third bout. But perhaps the biggest challenge she faces is trying to understand the true nature and strength of her will to fight.

Details

Running time
1 hr. 39 min.
Country, year
Japan, France, 2022
Genre
Drama
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Age rating
N-16

Credits

Director
Shô Miyake
Screenplay
Shô Miyake, Masaaki Sakai
Producers
Koichiro Fukushima, Masahiro Handa, Keisuke Konishi, Shunsuke Koga
Cinematography
Yuta Tsukinaga, Masaki Miura
Cast
Yukino Kishii, Tomokazu Miura, Shinichiro Matsuura
More information
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Festivals and awards

  • Berlyno tarptautinis kino festivalis
Shô Miyake

Director

Shô Miyake

Shô Miyake's debut feature film Playback screened in competition at Locarno while And Your Bird Can Sing was presented in the Berlinale Forum. His other major works as a director include the music documentary The Cockpit which was selected for the Cinéma du Réel film festival in Paris and the streaming drama series Ju-on: Origins.

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