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One Second Ahead, One Second Behind

Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita
2023
Japan
119 minutes
Unclassified 15+
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In this fantastical rom-com hit from Japan, two lonely souls are quite literally a step out of time in each direction and will need each other to unlock the mystery of a lost day.

Optimistic postal worker Hajime (Masaki Okada from Drive My Car, SFF 2021) – known to his failed dates as “disappointing handsome guy” – lives life a little differently. Through a supernatural quirk, he’s one second ahead of everyone around him! When life rushes past so quick that he loses an entire day, Hajime goes hunting for those mysterious lost hours. His quest leads him to shy photographer Reika, a woman who lives life one second behind everybody else. Adapted from Taiwanese hit My Missing Valentine, Japanese director Nobuhiro Yamashita weaves a high concept romance that marries the mundane with the magical, full of temporal twists and charmingly awkward yearning.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.
With a sprinkling of sentiment and science fiction, it is a joy to witness how all the pieces fit together in this adaptation of the 2020 Taiwanese film My Missing Valentine
Chan Yuan-kwan, Meniscus Magazine

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Wed 5 Jun
8:15pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
Sun 9 Jun
5:45pm
Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 11
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
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Original Title
1秒先の彼
Year
2023
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
Japan
Language
In Japanese with English subtitles
Director
Nobuhiro Yamashita
Producer
Hiroyuki Negishi, Yuji Sadai
Cast
Masaki Okada, Kaya Kiyohara, Rion Fukumuro,
Screenwriter
Kankurô Kudô
Cinematographer
Yoichi Kamakari
Editor
Takashi Sato
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Asia, Off-Beat
Company Credits
Sales Agent: Bitters End, Inc.
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