Matsunaga Daishi – Egoist #FarEastFilmFestival
Yasashisa 優しさ, kindness. With this word the actress Sawako Agawa — who plays the role of Nakamura Taeko in the film — defines the sweet and at times bitter film by Matsunaga Daishi, one of the most awaited films of the twenty-fifth edition of the FEFF.
Hiroki Ryuchi – Phases of the Moon #Fareastfilmfestival
The belief in reincarnation is widespread in Southeast Asia but less so in the Western world. As a result, Phases of the Moon, a multi-layered drama by Hiroki Ryuichi where reincarnation is the main theme, might face challenges in overcoming certain cultural and religious barriers.
Watanabe Hirobumi, Watanabe Yuji – Techno Brothers #FarEastFilmFestival
For the eighth film, the musical comedy Techno Brothers, Watanabe finally leaves Otawara venturing on a wider road – or rather the highway to Tokyo, where the title group, formed by Watanabe, his brother Watanabe Yuji and his friend Kurosaki Takanori, goes in search of fame and success.
Suzuki Masayuki, Wakamatsu Hiroki, Koyama Kundo – Yudo – The Way of the Bath #FarEastFilmFestival
Based on an original screenplay by Koyama Kundo, who also has an Oscar-winning film to his credit such as Departures, the story of Yudo reserves us the pleasure of visually lingering on the movie’s sento, a pearl of the architecture of the public baths of the era Showa (1926-1989).
谷口 悟朗, 佐藤雅将, 柴田 秀勝 – One Piece Film Red #LuccaCG23
ルフィと麦わらの一味は、作家の尾田栄一郎のプロデューサーとして初めて深く関わった見逃せない映画で大画面に戻ります。
Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka – Stonewalling #Giornate2022
A film about about a country with traditions and contradictions, maternity and freedom of choice.
Kōji Fukada, Fumino Kimura – Love life #Venezia79
Communication as a way to face heartache.
Mamoru Hosoda – Belle #AlicenellaCittà
The beauty, the beast and virtual worlds.
Masaaki Yuasa – Inu-oh #Venezia78
A story of friendship and the magic of the Noh theatre.
Hirokazu Kore-Eda #RomeFF14
Hirokazu Kore-Eda – Retrospective at the 14th Rome Film Fest.
Joe Odagiri, Akira Emoto – They Say Nothing Stays the Same #Venezia76
Director and actor of the film Aru Sendo No Hanashi talk with us about their new feature film.
Daihachi Yoshida – Kami No Tsuki (Pale Moon) #TFF32
Banks are cold , and money does not give you freedom.