A Girl Named Ann

Synopsis

Ann was beaten by her mother since childhood, dropped out of school in her third year, and was forced into prostitution by her mother. One day, Ann is interrogated by the police on a charge of using drug and meets Tatara, a detective. Unlike others, he does not ask her about drugs at all but urges Ann to join a drug rehabilitation group he heads.Ann first rejects this, but she gradually opens her heart to him, who helps her to find a job and study. Escaping from her mother’s home, Ann finally begins to live her own life. But soon after, a rumor of a certain scandal swirls around Tatara and what is worse, a pandemic that shakes Ann’s fate kicks in.

Director’s biography

Yu Irie was born in 1979, he started to get attention, after a number of short films and feature films including 8000 Miles (2008), 8000 Miles 2, Girls Rapper (2010), Ringing in Their Ears (2011), Roadside Fugitive (2012), Hibi Rock: Puke Afro and the Pop Star (2014), Joker Game (2015),The Sun (2016) Vigilante (2017), Memoirs of a Murderer (2017), Gangoose (2018), AI Amok (2020), Ninja Girl (2021), The Cursed Sanctuary X (2021), Nemesis (2023).