The distributor has picked up Kore-eda Hirokazu’s drama ahead of its North American premiere in Toronto’s Masters programme next month.

After The Storm

After The Storm stars Abe Hiroshi as a struggling novellist who tries to reconnect with his mother, ex-wife and young son as a typhoon approaches.

The film premiered in Un Certain Regard in Cannes. Kiki Kilin, Maki Yoko and Yoshizawa Taiyo also star.

Film Movement plans a February 2017 theatrical launch followed by digital and home video roll-out.

President Michael E. Rosenberg negotiated the deal with Olivier Barbier of Wild Bunch.

“[Hirokazu’s] comparison to Ozu is aptly deserved, as he captures the great sensei’s humanistic spirit in his stories and in the details,” said Rosenberg.

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