A WOMAN BUILDS

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FILM INFO

Title in Mandarin

水釘鄉

Film Type

PROJECT

Year

2026

Film Status

In Production

Duration

110 min

THEME / GENRE

DRAMA

Director

HUANGJi, Ryuji OTSUKA

Producer

Ryuji OTSUKA, KUO Ming-jung, Fran BORGIA, Alex LO

Production Company

YGP-Film, Island X Pictures, Akanga Film Asia, Cinema Inutile

Festivals & Awards

2025 Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (WIP) – Pica Pica Media Post-Production Award
2024 Berlinale Co-Production Market
2023 Golden Horse Film Project Promotion – FPP Visionary Award
2022 Hong Kong Film Financing Forum (IDP)

Participation Goal

Financing
Pre-Sales
Co-Production

During the pandemic, Lynn’s Japanese husband Kenji took their daughter back to Japan, while she stayed behind working as a freelance event organizer. She enjoys her single life. However, when Lynn helps a friend handle her divorce, she starts feeling the need to have her own house in China. She will build the house with her own money in her hometown village. After retirement, Lynn’s parents returned to their hometown to rent a house to open a clinic and were also planning to build a house for retirement. However, her parents have different views about the house they each want. Lynn’s mother wants to build the house together with Lynn. Lynn is reluctant but needs her mother’s connections to get a plot of land for herself. Meanwhile, Kenji asks Lynn to join the family in Japan. Can Lynn build her desired utopia amid the strains of family responsibility?

SALES CONTACT

Company

ISALND X PICTURES

JOB TITLE

Producer

Contact

KUO Ming-jung

Email

islandxpictures@gmail.com

Mobile

+886 963 244 558 / +44 7467 340 915