The Little Girl in Me
Director：(Shoji Kubota)
Screenwriter：(Shoji Kubota)
Cast：(Naoki Kawano)
Producer：(Tomokazu Koseki) (Miho Saito)
Cinematographer：(Kenichi Negishi)
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Language：Japanese
Production Company：“The Little Girl in Me” Film Partners
SYNOPSIS
An honest coming-of-age film about cross-dressing, in which a reclusive young man learns of the existence of “Josoko” (men who wear women’s clothing) and begins to reconnect with society. Written and directed by Kubota Shoji, it was his third movie in consecutive years to be officially selected by the Montreal World Film Festival.
Kensuke (Kawano Naoki) joins a company straight out of university but quits after only half a year, and his pessimistic view of life leads him to hole up in his bedroom. His family indulge him and he spends his time doing very little, but his curiosity is aroused one day when he discovers a website for cross-dressing men.A
Director Biography
Born in Miyazaki, Japan in 1974. Graduated from Japan Academy of Moving Images. Studied under Mr. Shunsaku Ikehata and Mr. Tatsuoki Hosono. After his graduation, he started his career as director of music videos, fashion shows and so on while making independent films. He debuted in the movie world with the film of ‘Zoku’ in 2006. In 2009, his movie ‘Three Count’ on female wrestlers helped him to decide his career as a feature film director. His following three films ‘Lovelom Murder (2010)’, ‘Crazy-ism (2011)’ and ‘The Little Girl in Me (2012) ’ were nominated by the department of ‘Focus on World Cinema’ from the Montreal World Film Festival.
Director's Statement
I am honored to be able to participate in the Beijing Queer Film Festival as film director of ‘The Little Girl in Me’. The film is about cross-dressing, in which a young man tries to find his place getting through some pressures from the society. Working as film director is not easy in Japan where many directors are not artistically aware. Therefore, Kensuke, the main character of the film can be viewed as a shadow of myself as a minority in a society. I hope that you feel how he keeps his courage with him despite all the hardship. Looking forward to hearing from your feedback!!
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