20 years ago, an elementary school student falls on an island in the northern tip of Hokkaido. Read More »
Tag Archives: Ayako Fujitani
Ritual AKA Shiki-Jitsu (2000) Hideaki Anno, Shunji Iwai, Ayako Fujitani, Jun Murakami
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young girl who has a ritual of repeating “Tomorrow is my birthday” everyday. Read More »
Kaze ni tatsu raion / The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015) Takashi Miike, Ayako Fujitani, Satomi Ishihara, Ryôhei Suzuki, Drama
Jack-of-all-trades director Miike Takashi takes on more serious material in the human drama The Lion Standing in the Wind about the experiences of a Japanese doctor in Africa. Featuring location shooting in Kenya, the film is based on Sada Masashi’s novel and song Kaze ni Tatsu Lion, which were inspired by the true story of a Japanese doctor who operated a mobile clinic in the African nation.
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