Trailer for Ryûichi Hiroki's IT'S ONLY TALK (YAWARAKAI SEIKATSU), starring Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Tomorowo Taguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Akira Emoto, and Nao Ômori

The official website for Ryûichi Hiroki's It's Only Talk (Yawarakai seikatsu) is now functional, and there's a downloadable trailer for the movie on it. The movie is scheduled to be screened at the 15th Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF) on April 6th at 5:00 p.m. and April 7th at 12:00 p.m.. Shochiku Co. Ltd. (Shôchiku K.K.) plans to release it theatrically in Japan in June.

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, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Akira Emoto, and Nao Ômori.

Here's a description of It's Only Talk from the PFF website: "Festival favorite Ryuichi Hiroki (Vibrator, L'Amant) returns with this sensitive, low-key portrait of an emotionally unstable woman and the four men in her life. ¶ Director Ryuichi Hiroki has become a Philadelphia Film Festival staple in recent years: his film Vibrator screened here two years ago, and Mr. Hiroki attended our fest last year with his movie L'Amant. His newest work, It's Only Talk, harkens back to the sensitive female character study of Vibrator, but it's still a bit of a departure for Hiroki - the film's emphasis is not on explicit sexuality, and his denouement does not offer easy redemption for the film's female protagonist. Yuko (Vibrator star Shinobu Terajima) is a single, unemployed woman in her mid-30s with a critical dependence on medication prescribed for her manic depression. She is in various levels of involvement with four men: a cousin with whom she shares a sexual attraction; a taciturn young gangster who shares her depressive condition; a self-described pervert whom she encountered online; and an old college classmate with a political future, but an inability to relate to Yuko romantically. With this quiet, introspective drama, Hiroki subtly implies that one of these four figures in Yuko's life will provide her with the emotional transformation that she so desperately needs, but the answer isn't that simple. With a melancholy conclusion that will haunt the viewer long after the closing credits roll, Hiroki leaves us with the message that true change must emanate from within. In the process, he confirms his status as one of Japan's most fascinating filmmakers."

For more information on It's Only Talk, see Twitch's fifth, fourth, third, second, and first articles on it.

It's Only Talk trailer (downloadable 6.7 MB WMV file)
It's Only Talk official website
PFF: It's Only Talk
Midnight Eye: Review of It's Only Talk