Demolition Girl JAPAN CUTS 2019

Demolition Girl JAPAN CUTS 2019 URL: Monday, July 22, 6:30 PM FEATURE SLATE East Coast Premiere Q A with director Genta Matsugami and star Aya Kitai High school teen Cocoa (Aya Kitai) supports her gambling addict father and deadbeat brother with a parttime job selling sausages and secret work as a video fetish performer. Initially resigned to her small town life of limited possibilities and economic struggle, when the unexpected prospect of going to a Tokyo university is introduced, Cocoa suddenly sees a way out. Winner of the JAPAN CUTS Award at the 2019 Osaka Asian Film Festival, this original spin on a high school comingofage story by newcomer Genta Matsugami resists easy moralizing and overt sentimentality while celebrating the power of resilience and selfdetermination. 2018. 88 min. Directed by Genta Matsugami. With Aya Kitai, Hiroki Ino, Haruka Imou, Yura Komuro. Visit: Like: Follow: Watch: Join: Teach: