Shinji SOMAI
Kaza-Hana
Nippon Retro ²
The winner of our first NIPPON HONOR AWARD, Tadanobu ASANO, delivers a convincing performance as Yasushi, a young and promising civil servant who is starting to lose track of his career. At his side, Kyoko KOIZUMI gives the film a good share of its momentum by playing Yuriko, a young mother who has moved from Hokkaido to Tokyo to earn money and hasn’t seen her daughter in five years. Spontaneously, the two take a trip together to Yuriko’s hometown, growing ever more attached to each other during their journey. In the last film he was able to finish before his death, SOMAI develops a tender story about young people’s search for their identities.
Guests:
Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI
Sat., June 06, 2015, 22:30
Kino des DFF
In presence of the director Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI
16mm, Original with German subtitles
風花
Japan 2000
116 minutes
Director
Shinji SOMAI
Script
Raimi MORI based on a novel by Sho NARUMI
Cinematography
Hiroshi MACHIDA
Music
Yoshihide OTOMO
Distribution
Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation)
Cast
Kyoko KOIZUMI, Tadanobu ASANO, Kumiko ASO, Toshinori OMI
In cooperation with Japan Foundation Tokyo and Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation)
