©Courtesy of Film Movement Renoir : Suburban Tokyo, 1987. Imaginative eleven-year-old Fuki begins her summer break lonely and adrift — her kind, terminally ill father has landed once again in the hospital and her mother, distracted by the inevitability of his diagnosis, hasn’t much time for her daughter. Fuki responds to the situation not with…
©Courtesy of Film Movement Kids always pick up on more than their parents realize. That is especially true of eleven-year-old Fuki Okita. She fully understands that her father Keiji is dying from cancer and that her mother Utako is dealing with it badly. In fact, she often rather awkwardly acknowledges these facts to her increasingly…
©Courtesy of Film Movement The Film Movement has dropped a new trailer for a highly anticipated Japanese Oscar winning director Chie Hayakawa’s latest outing, “Renoir.” The film takes place in suburban Tokyo, 1987. Imaginative eleven-year-old Fuki begins her summer break lonely and adrift – her kind, terminally ill father has landed once again in the…
©Courtesy of Happinet Phantom Studios Ren￥oir : Suburban Tokyo, 1987. 11-year-old Fuki’s father, Keiji, is battling a terminal illness, and in and out of hospital. Her mother, Utako, is constantly stressed out from caring for Keiji while holding down a full-time job. Left alone with her rich imagination, Fuki becomes fascinated by telepathy and falls…
“Renoir”, the most recent film by director Chie Hayakawa, who gained her recognition after her debut feature film “PLAN 75” was awarded the Caméra d’Or Special Mention at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival, will be screened in theaters on June 20 and distributed by Happinet Phantom Studios. Hayakawa’s previous film, “PLAN 75“, depicted a…
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