Keiko, who is deaf in both ears due to a hearing impairment from birth, trains at a small boxing gym in a redeveloped downtown area and continues to compete as a professional boxer. She is unable to tell a lie and is not good at smiling, but her worries are endless, and she is filled with unspoken thoughts and feelings. She writes a letter to the president of the gym asking for a recess, but is unable to send it. Then one day, Keiko learns that the gym is to be closed.
PROFILE
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1992 , she made her acting debut in 2009 and has since appeared in a variety of films, dramas, and stage productions. She has appeared in a variety of films, TV dramas, and stage productions since then. （In 2019, she won the 11th TAMA Film Festival's Best Rising Actress Award and the 43rd Japan Academy Prize's Best Newcomer Award for her role in "Ai ga nanda da" (directed by Rikiya Imaizumi). Other recent major film credits include the movie "God Wants Payback" (22, directed by Keisuke Yoshida), the dramas "Pandora's Fruit" (22, NTV), and "Koinen Futari" (NHK).
PROFILE
Born in 1984 , Hokkaido, Japan. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a B.A. in Sociology and an M.F.A. from The Film School of Tokyo with an elementary degree in Fiction Course. His major films include "THE COCKPIT" (2014), "Kimi no Tori ha Utaueru" (2018), and "Wild Tour" (2019). Playback" (2012) was an official selection in competition at the Locarno International Film Festival and won the Best New Director Award at the 22nd Japan Film Professional Awards. Ju-On: The House of the Curse (6 episodes)" (2020) was the first J-horror film on Netflix to be simultaneously distributed in over 190 countries worldwide and became a hot topic. . In addition, he also directed the music video for Gen Hoshino's "Oriai.
