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Creating a visual narrative for cancer that feels ominous without being overly medical, The Centre Lane is swimmer Rikako Ikee’s touching story of sport and perseverance.
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Credits
powered by
- Agency Client Direct
- Director Hirokazu Koreeda
Credits
powered by
- Agency Client Direct
- Director Hirokazu Koreeda
This touching documentary follows swimmer Rikako Ikee as she gets back in a pool following her recovery from leukemia.
Blending footage of Ikee’s previous swims, her training and hospital stays during chemotherapy, and her current state, The Centre Lane gives us a full view of Ikee’s journey. Watching a young woman in the prime of her sports career suddenly have to start back over after a life-threatening disease is heartbreaking and inspiring. Ikee’s positive attitude and charisma emerge in every frame, from training montages to her hospital bed.
Directed by iconic Japanese director, Hirokazu Kore-eda, The Centre Lane will be the first of a series of films released under the new content platform SK-II Studios. The film was co-created by the specially-formed creative unit within WPP built to develop new narratives for SK-II on the pressures people experience with beauty.
