| My Sunshine | |
| Director: | Hiroshi Okuyama |
| Producer: | Toshikazu Nishigaya |
| Starring: | Keitatsu Koshiyama Kiara Nakanishi Sosuke Ikematsu |
| Music: | Humbert Humbert |
| Cinematography: | Hiroshi Okuyama |
| Editing: | Hiroshi Okuyama |
| Studio: | Tokyo Theaters |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
My Sunshine (ja|ぼくのお日さま, Boku No Ohisama) is a Japanese drama film, directed by Hiroshi Okuyama and released in 2024.[1]
My Sunshine centres on Takuya (Koshiyama) and Sakura (Nakanishi), a young boy and girl who are training together as ice dancers under the tutelage of Arakawa (Ikematsu), a gay figure skating coach.[2]
To garner natural performances, Okuwaya did not provide a script to the film's young actors prior to filming. Actors were given the bare minimum dialogue once on set and asked to improvise the rest of their lines.[3] [4]
The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,[5] where it was named as a nominee for the Queer Palm.[6]
It was also invited at the 29th Busan International Film Festival in 'Special program in focus' Teenage Minds, Teenage Movies section and it will be screened in October 2024.[7]
The film holds a 91% "Fresh" score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews with an average rating of 8.5/10.[8] Pete Hammond of Deadline characterized My Sunshine as a "quiet and lilting charmer of a coming-of-age story."
| Award | Ceremony date | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | 24 May 2024 | Un Certain Regard | My Sunshine | ||
| 25 May 2024 | Queer Palm | [9] | |||
| Hochi Film Awards | December 2024 | Best New Artist | Keitatsu Koshiyama | [10] | |
| Kiara Nakanish | |||||
| Yokohama Film Festival | 2 February 2025 | Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director | Hiroshi Okuyama | [11] | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sosuke Ikematsu | ||||
| Best Newcomer | Keitatsu Koshiyama | ||||