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

Ryûichi Hiroki's It's Only Talk (Yawarakai seikatsu) is scheduled to have its European première at the 35th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on January 31st at 10:00 p.m. (22:00), and to subsequently be screened there on February 2nd at 7:30 p.m. (19:30), February 3rd at 2:45 p.m. (14:45), and February 4th at 9:30 a.m. (09:30).

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.

Here's 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."

For more info on It's Only Talk, see the Twitch articles on it from May 22nd, September 29th, and November 21st of last year.

BTW, the complete programme for IFFR 2006 is now online.

IFFR: It's Only Talk (English)
IFFR: It's Only Talk (Dutch)
Midnight Eye: Review of It's Only Talk