by Chris MaGee
Don Brown at Ryuganji.net has got some interesting news about what's next for "After Life" and Nobody Knows" director Hirokazu Koreeda: a music doumentary. Apparently Koreeda attended the Live Earth concert at Makuhari Messe in July of last year and became fascinated by singer Cocco's set, specifically her song “Jugon no Mieru Oka” about a pair of dugong that appeared in the waters near a planned U.S. naval base. One thing lead to another and Koreeda ended up following Cocco around with a camera crew during her latest tour and the footage has now been turned into a documentary titled "Daijobu de aru yo ni - Cocco: Owaranai Tabi". It not only highlights Cocco, who has released six albums and contributed songs to films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Isao Yukisada and Shinya Tsukamoto, in concert, but also features her discussing her environmental concerns.
Now before you start scratching your head and wondering why an award-winnign director like Hirokazu Koreeda would be doing a concert documentary consider this: Koreeda got his start directing documentaries for TV,m so this Cocco film is a bit of a return to his roots.
Will we get to see this film here in North America? Not sure. As of now KlockWorx, the distributor for the film, only has plans for a limited theatrical release for "Daijobu de aru yo ni - Cocco: Owaranai Tabi" in Japan starting in December.
Don Brown at Ryuganji.net has got some interesting news about what's next for "After Life" and Nobody Knows" director Hirokazu Koreeda: a music doumentary. Apparently Koreeda attended the Live Earth concert at Makuhari Messe in July of last year and became fascinated by singer Cocco's set, specifically her song “Jugon no Mieru Oka” about a pair of dugong that appeared in the waters near a planned U.S. naval base. One thing lead to another and Koreeda ended up following Cocco around with a camera crew during her latest tour and the footage has now been turned into a documentary titled "Daijobu de aru yo ni - Cocco: Owaranai Tabi". It not only highlights Cocco, who has released six albums and contributed songs to films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Isao Yukisada and Shinya Tsukamoto, in concert, but also features her discussing her environmental concerns.
Now before you start scratching your head and wondering why an award-winnign director like Hirokazu Koreeda would be doing a concert documentary consider this: Koreeda got his start directing documentaries for TV,m so this Cocco film is a bit of a return to his roots.
Will we get to see this film here in North America? Not sure. As of now KlockWorx, the distributor for the film, only has plans for a limited theatrical release for "Daijobu de aru yo ni - Cocco: Owaranai Tabi" in Japan starting in December.
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