Akira is a lonely 75-year-old hunter, who when he was younger had traveled around the world as a sailor. During his journeys, he met a woman in Cuba who later he would never been able to forget. Now residing in the wooded region of Higashi Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, Akira has been running the local hunting association for many years. But his obsession with hunting a wolf causes him to fall out with colleagues who eventually force him to resign. Akira then decides to go into the deep forest to kill the wolf.

Director : Carlos M. Quintela
Cast : Tatsuya Fuji, Shima Onishi, Masahiro Kobori
Scriptwriter : Carlos M. Quintela, Abel Arcos / Cinematographer : Yutaka Yamazaki
Producer : Naomi Kawase

Japan, UK, Switzerland / 2017 / color / HD / ENG Sub.

SHOWTIMES

DATE/VENUE

17 SAT 18：45 / 【A】Nara Park Kasuga no Enchi
21 WED 15：30 / 【E】Nara Machi Center Main Hall

TICKET

17 SAT
【Early】Adult￥4,500 Child￥2,000
【Door】Adult￥5,000 Child￥2,500
21 WED
【Early】￥1,000
【Door】￥1,300

PROFILE

Carlos M. Quintela

Carlos M. Quintela （1984, Cuba） trained in film, communications and screenwriting in Cuba. During his studies, he made a number of short films that attracted positive responses at various film festivals. His first feature "THE SWIMMING POOL" won numerous awards at festivals around the world, including best film at the Marrakech International Film Festival, where Martin Scorsese was the president of the jury. "THE PROJECT OF THE CENTURY" （2015） is his second fiction feature and he won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 2015 Rotterdam Film Festival. "THE SWIMMING POOL" received the Special Mention Prize at the Nara International Film Festival 2014, and for this, he is appointed to be the director for the NARAtive Filmmaking Project 2015-2017.