Directed By: | Yusaku Matsumoto |
Origin Country: | Japan |
Date of Production: | 2022 |
Duration Time: | 125 minutes |
Contest: | INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM |
An energetic director Yusaku Matsumoto tells the true story of the unprecedented case at the dawn of the Internet age. The lead character is played by Masahiro Higashide, starred in “ASAKO Ⅰ&Ⅱ”. In 2004, Isamu Kaneko, a developer of file-sharing software called “Winny” has unfairly arrested. Concerned that if he is convicted, developers will be intimidated, the lawyer Dandecides to defend him. With the support of Internet volunteers, Kaneko decides to fight for “future engineers”.