The Old Capital
On the initiative of the FIFHM, we are presenting two Japanese films that marked their era and testify to the considerable contribution of Japanese cinematography to the development of world cinema.
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Two twins in their twenties, originally from the cedar mountains of Kyōto and separated at birth, meet by chance during a summer festival in the ancient capital. One still lives in the mountains and works in forestry, while the other has been adopted by a couple of traditional kimono artisans and has an urban lifestyle. During this meeting, the city girl gives her sister an obi, a silk kimono belt. They would not see each other again afterwards. 23 years later, they have become mothers and their daughters are faced with the difficult choice of following the path dictated by their families or making their own way. The country girl tries to pursue her dreams of an artistic career in Paris, while the city girl must choose between taking over the family store or not. The girls will have to make their choice, guided on the one hand by their mothers, and on the other by their destiny.
Yûki Saitô
Born in Japan in Chiba in 1979. After graduating from high school, he went to study film in Hollywood for 8 years. After returning home, he participated in the shooting of the shots in Japan of the masterpiece Babel (by Alejandro González Iñárritu). In 2015, his short film Gotham Jumble Parfait received four audience awards during the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF), a first success. His short film Shabu-Shabu Spirit, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, whose central theme is wa shoku (Japanese food), will be shown in more than 40 festivals around the world. He will gain even more popularity with his TV series Sentozake (TV TOKYO), which aired in April 2016. His first big production, Koto starring Japanese film heavyweights such as Yasuko Matsuyuki, Ai Hashimoto, Riko Narumi, Tsuyoshi Ihara and Eiji Okuda, will be released globally in the fall of 2016. The film is based on the cult novel by Yasunari Kawabata and transposes it to our time.
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Koto (Yûki Saitô)
Koto (Yûki Saitô)
Cette projection spéciale est présentée par le Festival international du film d'histoire de Montréal (FIFHM) et le Kyoto Historica International Film Festival à l'occasion du 5e anniversaire de l'Accord d’amitié et de coopération entre le gouvernement du Québec et la Préfecture de Kyoto, avec la collaboration de la Préfecture de Kyoto, de la Délégation générale du Québec à Tokyo, du Consulat général du Japon à Montréal et du ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec.
