It has been announced that the film "Nagi Diary" (directed by Koji Fukada), starring actress Takako Matsu, will be released on September 25th. The story is inspired by "Tokyo Notes," a masterpiece by Oriza Hirata, which won the 39th Kishida Kunio Drama Award, and will also feature Shizuka Ishibashi and Kenichi Matsuyama.
Inspired by "Tokyo Note," director Fukada wrote the original script. While inheriting the spirit of the original work, the new story is set in "Nagi," modeled after Nagi Town in Okayama Prefecture. The project was launched in 2017 and has been completed nine years later.
One day, Yuri (Ishibashi), an architect active in Tokyo and Taiwan, takes a few days off to visit Yoriko (Matsuyama), who lost his wife at a young age, and his childhood friend Yoshihiro (Matsuyama), his son Haruki, and his best friend Keita. These encounters bring a small disturbance to Yoriko's peaceful daily life, bringing to light the past and inner selves that each of them has turned a blind eye to. This is a human drama.
Matsu says, "The month or so I spent in Nagi Town was quiet, and despite all that, it was peaceful. We all racked our brains and helped each other out. I hope you enjoy the stories that were filmed during that time."
Ishibashi commented, "The time I spent as Yoriko and Yuri with Takako Matsu, whom I respect, is a treasure to me. I hope many people will come to the theater to see the comfortable instability that Director Fukada portrayed." Matsuyama added, "During our stay in Nagi, the entire town supported the film crew, and we were able to film wonderfully amid the magnificent nature and the warmth of the people who live there. Please look forward to this film, which could only have been made in this place."
"Nagi Diary" will be released at Shinjuku Piccadilly, Eurospace and other theaters nationwide from September 25th.
