FREESTYLE DIGITAL MEDIA RELEASES JAPANESE DRAMA “BEFORE THE SUNSET”

Fantasy-Drama Debuts on North American VOD Platforms and DVD June 27, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, June 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has just released the Japanese fantasy-drama art movie BEFORE THE SUNSET, which is now available to rent/own on all North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms, as well as on DVD, starting June 27, 2025.

BEFORE THE SUNSET is a Japanese art film with fantasy and story of love, which gives viewers a chance to think about what is important in life and shows what it means to live a life filled with unconditional love. It tells the story of Kazunori, a lonely 80-year-old man who prays to God about turning 20 years old again. Moments after, he turns 20 years old. Known as the "God of Management,” Kazunori established an enterprise on his own and earned respect from society, but after his retirement, he is all alone and lonely at a nursing home. His only solace is Asuka Yamane, a college student volunteer. One day in late autumn, Kazunori tells Asuka about his past during a walk. He tells her that although he achieved success in business, he was not blessed with family life and became all alone in the end. Deeply saddened by his life story, Asuka turns to the setting sun and asks God to grant Kazunori one wish. Knowing that Asuka is suffering from the pain of a broken heart, he wishes he could do something to help her “If only I was 20 years old again…” Moments after he holds this wish in his heart, Kazunori finds himself on the campus of a university―as 20 years old man. Unsure of what to make of the situation, Kazunori decides to begin his second life, this time with a strong determination to live with no regrets.

Directed by Hiroshi Akabane, the original story of BEFORE THE SUNSET was written, and was executive produced, by Ryuho Okawa. The ensemble cast features Hiroaki Tanaka (‘young Kazunori Terasawa’), Masane Tsukayama (‘old Kazunori Terasawa’), Rikako Miura (‘Asuka Yamane’), Syouzou Uesugi (’Shintaro Yamane’), Shingo Nagashima (‘Koji Yanagihara’), and Mirai Irako (‘Wataru Yamase’).

“BEFORE THE SUNSET poses the question of whether selfless love—love given without expecting anything in return—can truly be practiced,” said Hiroshi Akabane.

Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire BEFORE THE SUNSET directly with the filmmakers.

BEFORE THE SUNSET website: www.beforethesunsetmovie.com

About Freestyle Digital Media
The digital distribution unit of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, Freestyle Digital Media, is a premiere multi-platform distributor with direct partnerships across all major cable, satellite, digital, and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a robust infrastructure, proven track record, and a veteran sales team, Freestyle Digital Media is a true home for independent films. Recent releases include ALLSWELL IN NEW YORK starring Emmy award-winning actress Liza Colón-Zayas from the hit FX series THE BEAR, ALL HAPPY FAMILIES starring Josh Radnor and Rob Huebel, the drama based on a novel THE GHOST TRAP starring Zak Steiner from EUPHORIA and Greer Grammer of AWKWARD, and the Weekly World News horror-comedy THE ZOMBIE WEDDING. Other Freestyle Digital Media titles include THE ROAD DOG starring comedian Doug Stanhope, SURVIVE starring HBO’s GAME OF THRONES star Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins, the music documentary profiling blues guitar legends Jimmie Vaughan and Stevie Ray Vaughan, BROTHERS IN BLUES, DEAR ZOE starring Sadie Sink from the hit Netflix series STRANGER THINGS, Jessica Capshaw and Theo Rossi, the teen musical BEST SUMMER EVER featuring a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities, produced by Jamie Lee Curtis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Steenburgen, and Ted Danson, and THE WEDDING YEAR starring Sarah Hyland and Anna Camp.

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Eric Peterkofsky
Allen Media Group
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Official FDM Trailer - BEFORE THE SUNSET (2025)