Completed - JAPANESE - Drama, Family - 15 minutes
"WARM, GENTLE and STRONG" — A Beautiful Poetic Short Film About A Family In Wintery Countryside in Japan.
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Kei CHIKAURA Writer(s) : Kei CHIKAURA, Yukinari TAKAMURA Cast : Risaki KOBAYASHI , Ikuo KOBAYASHI Producer(s) : Kei CHIKAURA (Creatps Inc.)
Risaki is coming back home to her wintery countryside, Yamagata which is 400 km away from Tokyo. There is a seemingly unchanging snowy life of her beloved family and home village—snow shoveling, making pickles, bridges over a big river covered with snow, and kaki fruits left unharvested on its tree.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
International Film Festival Signes de Nuit 2015 (Japan Focus)Corto Imola Festival 2015 (International Competition)Aberdeen Film Festival 2015 (Shorts Program)clermont-ferrand 2016 (International Competition)Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2016 (International Competition)Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2016 (Shorts Program)Festival International du film d'énvironnement 2016 (International Competition)Seattle International Film Festival 2016 (International Competition)Indie Lisboa Independent Film Festival 2016 (International Competition Shorts)Dresden International Short Film Festival 2016 (Panorama International)Green Film Festival in Seoul 2016 (Green Competition)International Cinematographers' Film Festival MANAKI BROTHERS 2016 (Small Camera 300 Competition)Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market 2016 (International Competiion, National Programme)WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2016 (Children)Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2016 (International Competition)Tokushima International Short Film Festival 2017 (National Hokkaido Programme)