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THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

キービジュアル

SCREEN INFO

22(Sat) 10:00

E

OBANA-ZA (HOTEL SUNROUTE NARA)
[Venue info]

STORY

Set in 1945 in Kagoshima, World War Ⅱ was in its final days. An offer of marriage comes to Etsuko; however, she is attracted to another man: Second Lieutenant Akashi. Her heart is torn when she finds that Akashi has volunteered for a Kamikaze bombing mission.

CAST

CAST：原田知世、永瀬正敏、松岡俊介

STAFF

DIRECTOR : Kazuo Kuroki
Japan / 2006 / 111min / Color

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

百円の恋

100 YEN LOVE

DIRECTOR : Masaharu Take

Japan / 2014 / 113min / Color

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

僕の帰る場所

PASSAGE OF LIFE

DIRECTOR : Akio Fujimoto

Japan / 2017 / 98min / Color / JPN & ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Akio Fujimoto

かけはし

I AM A BRIDGE!

DIRECTOR : Satomi Nakamura

Japan / 2017 / 95min / Color / JPN Sub.

地蔵とリビドー

JIZOLIBIDO

DIRECTOR : Yoshiaki Kasatani

Japan / 2018 / 62min / Color / JPN&ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Yoshiaki Kasatani

裸の島

THE NAKED ISLAND

DIRECTOR : Kaneto Shindo

Japan / 1960 / 95min / Color / ENG Sub.

紙屋悦子の青春

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

DIRECTOR : Kazuo Kuroki

Japan / 2006 / 111min / Color

世界一と言われた映画館～酒田グリーン・ハウス証言集～

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

DIRECTOR : Koichi Sato

Japan / 2017 / 67min / Color

Guest: Director Koich Sato

CLOUD OF SILS MARIA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

DIRECTOR : Olivier Assayas

France, Germany, Switzerland / 2014 / 124min / Color / JPN Sub.

空飛ぶ紙芝居　スパイスアーサー７０２

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

KAMISHIBAI Show / 90min

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

KAMISHIBAI Show

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

キービジュアル

CINEMA INFO

23(Sun)16:30

E

OBANA-ZA (HOTEL SUNROUTE NARA)
[Venue info]

STORY

An inspired performance made of hundreds of picture panels accompanied by unique narration and live music that will delight the senses and evoke a sense of nostalgia.

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

百円の恋

100 YEN LOVE

DIRECTOR : Masaharu Take

Japan / 2014 / 113min / Color

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

僕の帰る場所

PASSAGE OF LIFE

DIRECTOR : Akio Fujimoto

Japan / 2017 / 98min / Color / JPN & ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Akio Fujimoto

かけはし

I AM A BRIDGE!

DIRECTOR : Satomi Nakamura

Japan / 2017 / 95min / Color / JPN Sub.

地蔵とリビドー

JIZOLIBIDO

DIRECTOR : Yoshiaki Kasatani

Japan / 2018 / 62min / Color / JPN&ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Yoshiaki Kasatani

裸の島

THE NAKED ISLAND

DIRECTOR : Kaneto Shindo

Japan / 1960 / 95min / Color / ENG Sub.

紙屋悦子の青春

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

DIRECTOR : Kazuo Kuroki

Japan / 2006 / 111min / Color

世界一と言われた映画館～酒田グリーン・ハウス証言集～

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

DIRECTOR : Koichi Sato

Japan / 2017 / 67min / Color

Guest: Director Koich Sato

CLOUD OF SILS MARIA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

DIRECTOR : Olivier Assayas

France, Germany, Switzerland / 2014 / 124min / Color / JPN Sub.

空飛ぶ紙芝居　スパイスアーサー７０２

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

KAMISHIBAI Show / 90min

100 YEN LOVE

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

100 YEN LOVE

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

100 YEN LOVE

キービジュアル

SCREEN INFO

23(Sun) 13:00

E

OBANA-ZA (HOTEL SUNROUTE NARA)
[Venue info]

STORY

Kazuko, a 32-year-old woman, lives a debauched life. She starts work the late shift at a 100-yen shop and encounters other people on the bottom rung of the social ladder. Her only joy comes from peeping into a gym to watch a boxer train by himself.

CAST

CAST：Sakura Ando, Hirofumi Arai

STAFF

DIRECTOR : Masaharu Take
Japan / 2014 / 113min / Color

OFFICIAL WEB

http://100yen-koi.jp/

GUEST

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

百円の恋

100 YEN LOVE

DIRECTOR : Masaharu Take

Japan / 2014 / 113min / Color

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

僕の帰る場所

PASSAGE OF LIFE

DIRECTOR : Akio Fujimoto

Japan / 2017 / 98min / Color / JPN & ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Akio Fujimoto

かけはし

I AM A BRIDGE!

DIRECTOR : Satomi Nakamura

Japan / 2017 / 95min / Color / JPN Sub.

地蔵とリビドー

JIZOLIBIDO

DIRECTOR : Yoshiaki Kasatani

Japan / 2018 / 62min / Color / JPN&ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Yoshiaki Kasatani

裸の島

THE NAKED ISLAND

DIRECTOR : Kaneto Shindo

Japan / 1960 / 95min / Color / ENG Sub.

紙屋悦子の青春

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

DIRECTOR : Kazuo Kuroki

Japan / 2006 / 111min / Color

世界一と言われた映画館～酒田グリーン・ハウス証言集～

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

DIRECTOR : Koichi Sato

Japan / 2017 / 67min / Color

Guest: Director Koich Sato

CLOUD OF SILS MARIA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

DIRECTOR : Olivier Assayas

France, Germany, Switzerland / 2014 / 124min / Color / JPN Sub.

空飛ぶ紙芝居　スパイスアーサー７０２

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

KAMISHIBAI Show / 90min

JIZOLIBIDO

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

JIZOLIBIDO

Guest: Director Yoshiaki Kasatani

JIZOLIBIDO

キービジュアル

SCREEN INFO

23(Sun) 10:00

E

OBANA-ZA (HOTEL SUNROUTE NARA)
[Venue info]

STORY

A documentary which introduces the Atelier Yamanami studio and the works of artists with intellectual disabilities and psychiatric disorders. The film includes interviews with the artists and explores what lies behind their desire for expression.

STAFF

DIRECTOR : Yoshiaki Kasatani
Japan / 2018 / 62min / Color / JPN&ENG Sub.
© 2018 ATELIER YAMANAMI

DIRECTOR

Yoshiaki Kasatani

Yoshiaki Kasatani

TRAILER

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

百円の恋

100 YEN LOVE

DIRECTOR : Masaharu Take

Japan / 2014 / 113min / Color

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

僕の帰る場所

PASSAGE OF LIFE

DIRECTOR : Akio Fujimoto

Japan / 2017 / 98min / Color / JPN & ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Akio Fujimoto

かけはし

I AM A BRIDGE!

DIRECTOR : Satomi Nakamura

Japan / 2017 / 95min / Color / JPN Sub.

地蔵とリビドー

JIZOLIBIDO

DIRECTOR : Yoshiaki Kasatani

Japan / 2018 / 62min / Color / JPN&ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Yoshiaki Kasatani

裸の島

THE NAKED ISLAND

DIRECTOR : Kaneto Shindo

Japan / 1960 / 95min / Color / ENG Sub.

紙屋悦子の青春

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

DIRECTOR : Kazuo Kuroki

Japan / 2006 / 111min / Color

世界一と言われた映画館～酒田グリーン・ハウス証言集～

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

DIRECTOR : Koichi Sato

Japan / 2017 / 67min / Color

Guest: Director Koich Sato

CLOUD OF SILS MARIA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

DIRECTOR : Olivier Assayas

France, Germany, Switzerland / 2014 / 124min / Color / JPN Sub.

空飛ぶ紙芝居　スパイスアーサー７０２

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

KAMISHIBAI Show / 90min

PASSAGE OF LIFE

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

PASSAGE OF LIFE

Guest: Director Akio Fujimoto

PASSAGE OF LIFE

キービジュアル

SCREEN INFO

22(Sat) 13:00

E

OBANA-ZA (HOTEL SUNROUTE NARA)
[Venue info]

STORY

The life of Myanmarese family in Japan changes radically when their father is arrested by the Immigration Bureau. Their mother, who migrated from Myanmar to Japan, and her children raised in Japan realize the differences between them… The film’s director, Akio Fujimoto was once featured in NARA-wave.

CAST

CAST：Kaung Myat Thu, Khin Myat Thu, Issace, Htet Myat Naing

STAFF

DIRECTOR : Akio Fujimoto
Japan / 2017 / 98min / Color / JPN & ENG Sub
@E.x.N K.K.

DIRECTOR

Akio Fujimoto

Akio Fujimoto

TRAILER

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

百円の恋

100 YEN LOVE

DIRECTOR : Masaharu Take

Japan / 2014 / 113min / Color

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

僕の帰る場所

PASSAGE OF LIFE

DIRECTOR : Akio Fujimoto

Japan / 2017 / 98min / Color / JPN & ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Akio Fujimoto

かけはし

I AM A BRIDGE!

DIRECTOR : Satomi Nakamura

Japan / 2017 / 95min / Color / JPN Sub.

地蔵とリビドー

JIZOLIBIDO

DIRECTOR : Yoshiaki Kasatani

Japan / 2018 / 62min / Color / JPN&ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Yoshiaki Kasatani

裸の島

THE NAKED ISLAND

DIRECTOR : Kaneto Shindo

Japan / 1960 / 95min / Color / ENG Sub.

紙屋悦子の青春

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

DIRECTOR : Kazuo Kuroki

Japan / 2006 / 111min / Color

世界一と言われた映画館～酒田グリーン・ハウス証言集～

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

DIRECTOR : Koichi Sato

Japan / 2017 / 67min / Color

Guest: Director Koich Sato

CLOUD OF SILS MARIA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

DIRECTOR : Olivier Assayas

France, Germany, Switzerland / 2014 / 124min / Color / JPN Sub.

空飛ぶ紙芝居　スパイスアーサー７０２

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

KAMISHIBAI Show / 90min

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

Guest: Director Koich Sato

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

キービジュアル

SCREEN INFO

22(Sat) 16:10

E

OBANA-ZA (HOTEL SUNROUTE NARA)
[Venue info]

STORY

At one time, the Green House, in Sakata, Yamagata Pref., was said to be the world’s most luxurious movie theater. However, in 1976 it was the cause of the Great Sakata Fire, which led the theater closed its doors forever. 40 years later, this documentary collects the testimonies of those who loved the Green House.

STAFF

DIRECTOR : Koichi Sato
Japan / 2017 / 67min / Color

DIRECTOR

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

TRAILER

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

百円の恋

100 YEN LOVE

DIRECTOR : Masaharu Take

Japan / 2014 / 113min / Color

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

僕の帰る場所

PASSAGE OF LIFE

DIRECTOR : Akio Fujimoto

Japan / 2017 / 98min / Color / JPN & ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Akio Fujimoto

かけはし

I AM A BRIDGE!

DIRECTOR : Satomi Nakamura

Japan / 2017 / 95min / Color / JPN Sub.

地蔵とリビドー

JIZOLIBIDO

DIRECTOR : Yoshiaki Kasatani

Japan / 2018 / 62min / Color / JPN&ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Yoshiaki Kasatani

裸の島

THE NAKED ISLAND

DIRECTOR : Kaneto Shindo

Japan / 1960 / 95min / Color / ENG Sub.

紙屋悦子の青春

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

DIRECTOR : Kazuo Kuroki

Japan / 2006 / 111min / Color

世界一と言われた映画館～酒田グリーン・ハウス証言集～

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

DIRECTOR : Koichi Sato

Japan / 2017 / 67min / Color

Guest: Director Koich Sato

CLOUD OF SILS MARIA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

DIRECTOR : Olivier Assayas

France, Germany, Switzerland / 2014 / 124min / Color / JPN Sub.

空飛ぶ紙芝居　スパイスアーサー７０２

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

KAMISHIBAI Show / 90min

I AM A BRIDGE!

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

I AM A BRIDGE!

I AM A BRIDGE!

キービジュアル

SCREEN INFO

23(Sun)18:50

E

OBANA-ZA (HOTEL SUNROUTE NARA)
[Venue info]

STORY

In January 2001, a Korean student tried to save a person who fell onto the train tracks at JR Shin-Okubo Station, and it ended in tragedy after three people died. This documentary attempts to examine the relationship between Japan and South Korea through this one tragic event.

STAFF

DIRECTOR : Satomi Nakamura
Japan / 2017 / 95min / Color / JPN Sub.
©ミューズの里

TRAILER

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

百円の恋

100 YEN LOVE

DIRECTOR : Masaharu Take

Japan / 2014 / 113min / Color

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

僕の帰る場所

PASSAGE OF LIFE

DIRECTOR : Akio Fujimoto

Japan / 2017 / 98min / Color / JPN & ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Akio Fujimoto

かけはし

I AM A BRIDGE!

DIRECTOR : Satomi Nakamura

Japan / 2017 / 95min / Color / JPN Sub.

地蔵とリビドー

JIZOLIBIDO

DIRECTOR : Yoshiaki Kasatani

Japan / 2018 / 62min / Color / JPN&ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Yoshiaki Kasatani

裸の島

THE NAKED ISLAND

DIRECTOR : Kaneto Shindo

Japan / 1960 / 95min / Color / ENG Sub.

紙屋悦子の青春

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

DIRECTOR : Kazuo Kuroki

Japan / 2006 / 111min / Color

世界一と言われた映画館～酒田グリーン・ハウス証言集～

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

DIRECTOR : Koichi Sato

Japan / 2017 / 67min / Color

Guest: Director Koich Sato

CLOUD OF SILS MARIA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

DIRECTOR : Olivier Assayas

France, Germany, Switzerland / 2014 / 124min / Color / JPN Sub.

空飛ぶ紙芝居　スパイスアーサー７０２

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

KAMISHIBAI Show / 90min

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

CLOUD OF SILS MARIA

キービジュアル

SCREEN INFO

21(Fri) 16:10

E

OBANA-ZA (HOTEL SUNROUTE NARA)
[Venue info]

STORY

A middle-aged actress with a glamorous carrier is asked to play in a film adaptation of the play that made her famous 20 years earlier, but this time her role is taken by a young actress and she is cast in a much less glamorous role.

CAST

CAST：Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloe Grace Moretz

STAFF

DIRECTOR : Olivier Assayas
France, Germany, Switzerland / 2014 / 124min / Color / JPN Sub.
©2014 CG CINÉMA – PALLAS FILM – CAB PRODUCTIONS – VORTEX SUTRA – ARTE France Cinéma – ZDF/ARTE – ORANGE STUDIO – RTS RADIO TELEVISION SUISSE – SRG SSR

TRAILER

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

百円の恋

100 YEN LOVE

DIRECTOR : Masaharu Take

Japan / 2014 / 113min / Color

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

僕の帰る場所

PASSAGE OF LIFE

DIRECTOR : Akio Fujimoto

Japan / 2017 / 98min / Color / JPN & ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Akio Fujimoto

かけはし

I AM A BRIDGE!

DIRECTOR : Satomi Nakamura

Japan / 2017 / 95min / Color / JPN Sub.

地蔵とリビドー

JIZOLIBIDO

DIRECTOR : Yoshiaki Kasatani

Japan / 2018 / 62min / Color / JPN&ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Yoshiaki Kasatani

裸の島

THE NAKED ISLAND

DIRECTOR : Kaneto Shindo

Japan / 1960 / 95min / Color / ENG Sub.

紙屋悦子の青春

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

DIRECTOR : Kazuo Kuroki

Japan / 2006 / 111min / Color

世界一と言われた映画館～酒田グリーン・ハウス証言集～

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

DIRECTOR : Koichi Sato

Japan / 2017 / 67min / Color

Guest: Director Koich Sato

CLOUD OF SILS MARIA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

DIRECTOR : Olivier Assayas

France, Germany, Switzerland / 2014 / 124min / Color / JPN Sub.

空飛ぶ紙芝居　スパイスアーサー７０２

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

KAMISHIBAI Show / 90min

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

キービジュアル

obanaza

OBANA-ZA, a playhouse and a cinema loved by people in Nara city returns for a few days in NIFF.
The theater OBANA-ZA which contained a revolving stage was built by patrons in town of Nara in 1909.
It was at the place where the hotel Sunroute Nara exists now.
When Nakano family in Osaka started to run the theater as OBANA Theater in 1920, it was the first cinema in Nara city.
While being lamented, the theater closed its business in 1979.
NIFF revives the theater in Sakura Hall in Hotel Sunroute Nara and presents various films on screen.

SCREEN INFO

21(Fri)-23(Sun)

C

OBANA-ZA (HOTEL SUNROUTE NARA)
[Venue info]

THE OLD OBANA-ZA CINEMA

百円の恋

100 YEN LOVE

DIRECTOR : Masaharu Take

Japan / 2014 / 113min / Color

Guest: Shogo Umeda (Music)

僕の帰る場所

PASSAGE OF LIFE

DIRECTOR : Akio Fujimoto

Japan / 2017 / 98min / Color / JPN & ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Akio Fujimoto

かけはし

I AM A BRIDGE!

DIRECTOR : Satomi Nakamura

Japan / 2017 / 95min / Color / JPN Sub.

地蔵とリビドー

JIZOLIBIDO

DIRECTOR : Yoshiaki Kasatani

Japan / 2018 / 62min / Color / JPN&ENG Sub.

Guest: Director Yoshiaki Kasatani

裸の島

THE NAKED ISLAND

DIRECTOR : Kaneto Shindo

Japan / 1960 / 95min / Color / ENG Sub.

紙屋悦子の青春

THE BLOSSOMING OF KAMIYA ETSUKO

DIRECTOR : Kazuo Kuroki

Japan / 2006 / 111min / Color

世界一と言われた映画館～酒田グリーン・ハウス証言集～

THE WORLD’S “TOP” THEATER

DIRECTOR : Koichi Sato

Japan / 2017 / 67min / Color

Guest: Director Koich Sato

CLOUD OF SILS MARIA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

DIRECTOR : Olivier Assayas

France, Germany, Switzerland / 2014 / 124min / Color / JPN Sub.

空飛ぶ紙芝居　スパイスアーサー７０２

FLYING KAMISHIBAI BY SPICE ARTHUR 702

KAMISHIBAI Show / 90min

THE NIKAIDOS’ FALL

NARAtive 2018

THE NIKAIDOS’ FALL

WORLD PREMIERE・舞台挨拶

THE NIKAIDOS’ FALL

キービジュアル

CINEMA INFO

20(Thr)18:00

A

NARA PREFECTURE CULTURAL HALL
[Venue info]

STORY

After the death of Tatsuya’s only son, the family loses the only male heir to their family name. The tragedy also causes Tatsuya’s wife to leave him. As a result, the family’s sickly mother pressures Tatsuya to remarry, albeit with a woman he is not sure he truly cares for. Tatsuya’s daughter, Yuko, also feels obligated to keep the family going and considers marrying a man as a Mukoyoshi, which means he will adopt Yuko’s family name, yet she is reluctant to do this because of her feelings for someone else. Both Tatsuya and Yuko are caught in a dilemma that forces them to choose between family obligation and their own desires.

CAST

Cast: Masaya Kato, Shizuka Ishibashi, Keita Machida, Hana Hizuki, Kayo Ise, Yohji Tanaka, Kazuko Shirakawa, Nelson Babin-Coy

STAFF

Scriptwriter: Arsalan Amiri, Ida Panahandeh / Cinematographer: Morteza Gheidi / Music: Masamichi Shigeno / Executive producer: Naomi Kawase

DIRECTOR : Ida Panahandeh
Japan・Hong-Kong / 2018 / 106min / Color / DCP / ENG/JPNSub.

Production: LDH JAPAN, Emperor Film Production Company Limited, Nara International Film Festival Organizing Committe
Japanese Distribution: HIGH BROW CINEMA
Asian Distribution (except Japan): Emperor Motion Pictures
© 2018 “二階堂家物語” LDH JAPAN, Emperor Film Production Company Limited, Nara International Film Festival

DIRECTOR

Ida Panahandeh

Ida Panahandeh

Ida Panahandeh was born in Tehran, Iran. She obtained a degree in Film Photography in 2002 and a master’s in Film Direction in 2005, both from the Arts University of Tehran, where she began her film career with several short films. After university she was invited to direct films for Iranian television, with which she won awards at numerous national festivals. In 2009 she took part in the Berlin ‘Talent Campus’. ‘Nahid’ is her first feature and it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won a special prize (Prix de l’Avenir). It also won the Golden Shika Award at the 2016 Nara International Film Festival. Israfil (2017) is the second feature of Ida Panahandeh.

COMMENT

Four years after Abbas Kiarosrami directed his last film in Japan in 2012, I found myself directing a feature narrative in the same country. As a young female Iranian director, it was a challenging task, especially after Kiarosrami’s well received film, since it was a risk taking project that possibly put my career in jeopardy. But as a filmmaker who has been fascinated by the cinematic style of Yasujiru Ozu and other Japanese film masters, I decided to face this challenge to make a film in a country I’ve always loved with its ancient culture, history and art. After travelling a few times to Japan and exploring a new story, a familiar plot came out unconsciously; the struggle between personal freedom and social obligations which is especially common in the societies where ancient traditions deeply reside. This was also the main concept of my first and second features. Now I feel content with the result of the risks I’ve taken and have opened a new window to my artistic world.

OFFICIAL WEB

https://ldhpictures.co.jp/movie/nikaido-ke-monogatari/

NARAtive 2018

THE NIKAIDOS’ FALL

THE NIKAIDOS’ FALL

DIRECTOR : Ida Panahande

Japan・Hong-Kong / 2018 / 106min / Color / DCP / ENG/JPN Sub.

THE WIND FROM PERSIA

THE WIND FROM PERSIA

DIRECTOR：Misaki Matsui

Japan / 2018 / 35min / Color / HD / ENGSub

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