Fans of Kurosawa Kiyoshi, take note. The acclaimed Japanese director's next has landed itself a far more straightforward international title - switching from the cumbersome
A Perfect Day For Plesiosaur to
Real - and a June 1, 2013 release date in Japan.
Koichi and Atsumi are lovers who have known each other all their lives. A
year ago, however, a suicide attempt by Atsumi left her in a coma.
Through 'sensing', a type of neurosurgical procedure allowing contact
with the intentional aspect of a comatose patient's mind, Koishi tries
to find out why Atsumi tried to kill herself, and to bring her back to
consciousness. He enters her subconscious, and is told to find a
picture of a plesiosaur she drew when she was a child. It turns out that
a childhood incident buries in their past will bring their minds
together.
Kurosawa returned to screens following a four year absence with 2012 TV project
Penance and this is his first true theatrical project since 2008's
Tokyo Sonata. Satoh Takeru, Ayase Haruka and Joe Odagiri star.