mk2 Films has boarded \u201cRoca,\u201d the new feature from acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Koji Fukada, whose latest film, \u201cNagi Note,\u201d premiered in competition at Cannes this year.<\/p>\n
Adapted from a manga by Hisaichi Ishii (\u201cMy Neighbors the Yamadas\u201d), ‘Roca’ follows teenagers Roca, an aspiring fado singer, and Mino, the daughter of a small-time yakuza, who develop a close connection.<\/p>\n
Blending comedy and music, ‘Roca’ will showcase a shift in tone for Fukada while carrying themes of loneliness and human connection explored in his past films.<\/p>\n
The film marks the sixth collaboration between Fukada and mk2 Films, following \u201cNagi Notes,\u201d \u201cLove on Trial,\u201d which premiered at Cannes last year, \u201cLove Life,\u201d which competed at Venice in 2022, \u201cHarmonium,\u201d winner of Cannes\u2019s Un Certain Regard Prize and \u201cA Girl Missing,\u201d which played at Locarno and Toronto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
mk2 Films has boarded \u201cRoca,\u201d the new feature from acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Koji Fukada, whose latest film, \u201cNagi Note,\u201d premiered in competition at Cannes this year. Adapted from a manga by Hisaichi Ishii (\u201cMy Neighbors the Yamadas\u201d), ‘Roca’ follows teenagers Roca, an aspiring fado singer, and Mino, the daughter of a small-time yakuza, who develop […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n