Kiyoshi Sasabe — Director (3)

Movie

Curtain Call (2005)
カーテンコール IMDb TMDB
other title: カーテンコール
Kaori is pursuing her career as a journalist for a magazine with great enthusiasm. But as a result of an article she wrote, she is sent to work for a community magazine at Fukuoka. An anonymous letter arrives, which puts her in contact with an old and forgotten theater, the 'Minato Theater' in nearby Shimonoseki.

Movie

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)
陽はまた昇る IMDb TMDB
other title: 陽はまた昇る
A Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an electronics employee who rallies his coworkers to save their jobs by increasing sales. They do this by developing the VHS standard. They battle with Sony and their standard and ultimately prevail.

Movie

My SO Has Got Depression (2011)
ツレがうつになりまして。 WikiData IMDb Douban NeoDB
other title: ツレがうつになりまして。 / Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite …
Mikio is a married man and works hard for the company where he is employed. Then one day Mikio is diagnosed with depression. Mikio's wife is Haruko. They have been married for 5 years. Haruko draws comics for work, but they do not sell well. She mainly relied on Mikio for support. Meanwhile, Haruko did not notice any changes in her husband. She begins to blame herself for not noticing any signs. Mikio's depression derived from his work. His company has been pressing him to quit the company. After Mikio quits his job his condition improves, but the dynamics of their relationship changes.