
The official website for Kunitoshi Manda's
The Kiss (
Seppun) is online, and there's a trailer for the movie on that site. The movie had its world première at
Tokyo FilmEx on November 22nd of last year.
Phantom Film Co. Ltd. plans to release it theatrically in Japan in March.
The screenplay for
The Kiss was written by Tamami Manda and Kunitoshi Manda. The movie stars
Eiko Koike,
Etsushi Toyokawa, and
Tôru Nakamura.
Here's a description of
The Kiss from the Tokyo FilmEx website: "The complications of a love triangle between a man condemned to death, a woman who feels sympathy for him, and a lawyer's affection is portrayed in this third feature film by MANDA Kunitoshi of 'unloved' (02). KOIKE Eiko, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, and NAKAMURA Toru play the principle characters as the ultimate love draws near."
The Kiss official website (w/ trailer)