Tokyo FilmEx 2005 reminder: Ryûichi Hiroki's IT'S ONLY TALK (YAWARAKAI SEIKATSU), starring Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Tomorowo Taguchi, and Satoshi Tsumabuki

This is a reminder that, as was reported here on Twitch back on September 29th, Ryûichi Hiroki's It's Only Talk (Yawarakai seikatsu) is scheduled to be screened at the Yurakucho Asahi Hall (Yûrakuchô Asahi Hôru) in Tokyo on Wednesday November 23rd at 15:30, as part of Tokyo FilmEx 2005 (Dai-6-kai Tôkyô Firumekkusu).

As was reported here on Twitch back on May 22nd, the screenplay for It's Only Talk was written by Haruhiko Arai, based on the novel Ittsu onrî tôku by Akiko Itoyama. The movie stars Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Tomorowo Taguchi, and Satoshi Tsumabuki.

Below is a synopsis for It's Only Talk from the website of the international sales agent for the movie, Gold View Y.K. (Y.K. Gôrudo Byû).

Yuko is 35 years old, single, out of work, and on medication from her psychiatrist to combat her manic depression. Living in Kamata Town ('not an ounce of chic', according to her web page), Yuko divides her time between a variety of men friends, each with his own peculiarities. Her university classmate, Homma, suffers from impotence. 'K', whom she meets on the net, is a self-confessed pervert. Then, there is a young gangster, Yasuda, who is a fellow manic depressive. Her cousin, Shoichi, is also on the scene, having left his family to pursue his mistress, only to be given the cold shoulder by her, too.

Yuko seems to create a different persona (and a different history) depending on whom she is talking to at the time. Human contact is just as important for her as for anyone else, but sometimes her condition makes it difficult for others to relate to her for as long as she would like.

Tokyo FilmEx 2005: It's Only Talk (English)
Tokyo FilmEx 2005: It's Only Talk (Japanese)