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‘The Asadas,’ Shows How A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

©2020 “Asadas” Production Committee The ACA Cinema Project Japan dedicates a spotlight to director Ryōta Nakano, who has spent his career keenly capturing the intricate feelings of families who are facing adversity. His latest picture, The Asadas, centres on the power of love within a household and is presented along with his two previous works, A Long Goodbye and Her…

NYAFF : Exclusive interview with Director Junji Sakamoto on “Okiku and the World”

Synopsis : Edo-era Japan is remembered for many things — brutal nation building, isolationist foreign policies, the last samurai. Leave it to veteran auteur Junji Sakamoto to remind us that it also marked the culmination of a truly sustainable ecosystem. In his audacious, aesthetically brilliant new jidaigeki, Okiku and the World, the director achieves a…