The Red Spot (2008)

A young Japanese student discovers a box of old photographs that leads her on a journey to Germany where she learns about her childhood. "The Red Dot" she finds on a map holds a special significance.

Director:

Marie Miyayama

Writers:

Marie Miyayama, Christoph Tomkewitsch

Stars:

Yuki Inomata, Hans Kremer, Orlando Klaus

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yuki Inomata	...	Aki Onodera
Hans Kremer	...	Johannes Weber
Orlando Klaus	...	Elias Weber
Imke Büchel	...	Erika Weber
Zora Thiessen	...	Martina Weber
Mikiko Otonashi	...	Akis Tante
Shin'ya Ohwada	...	Akis Onkel (as Shin'ya Ôwada)
Yuu Saitô	...	Jun
Tôru Minegishi	...	Fotoladenbesitzer
Toshihiro Yashiba	...	Akis Vater (as Yashiba Toshihiro)
Nahoko Fort-Nishigami	...	Akis Mutter (as Nahoko Fort)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kathrin Anna Stahl	...	Katrin

Storyline

A young Japanese student discovers a box of old photographs that leads her on a journey to Germany where she learns about her childhood. "The Red Dot" she finds on a map holds a special significance.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany Japan

Language:

Japanese German

Release Date:

4 June 2009 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Red Spot

Filming Locations:

Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chase Film Co., FGV Schmidle GmbH, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A touching film about a young woman's search for her identity

I rarely post reviews of films on IMDb, but was moved to do so by escadamausgaby's unnecessarily scathing one-pont review of the film.

In contrast to his deeply negative impression, I found the film very beautiful & moving. Miyayama employed beautiful framing and use of light. The acting was very good.

Sure there were odd things like the Jack Wolfskin rucksack that were not explained, but this did not detract from the storytelling. It would have been pretty boring to include a scene of her buying a German brand rucksack because her Japanese bag got damaged en route just to satisfy a handful of pendants like escadamausgaby. To be sure, we were given hints ahead of time of in what way the story would unfold, but for me that only enhanced the emotional impact of the story.

For me Marie Miyayama was very successful at conveying the heart of her story - one certainly felt the sincerity of the director's intent. I look forward to seeing more films from Miyayama in the future.