Japanese Female Directors
Dir. Arakawa Chika
Japan 2022, 14’
Subtitles: English
When Tsuki, a 10-year-old girl, loses her cat Mimi, which has been with her ever since she can remember, she goes to the cemetery and stares at the smoke from the crematorium. Suddenly, on the shore, she encounters a strange creature that resembles a cat that looks like Mimi. Confused, Tsuki hears the cat say to her: "It's okay, I'll take you home.", grabs the girl's hand and they set off on a journey.
Screenings
Shown with:
The Last Day
The Sleeping Insect
Kino Kameralne Cafe on September 26 at 7 p.m. and on October 3 at 4 p.m.
Arakawa Chika
From a young age she was enthused by the movie Little Orphan Annie which led her to show business. She appeared in the film Tokyo Kazoku (dir.Yamada Yōji) and the NHK television series Ohisama in 2011. Her first leading role was in the film Yakuza's Daughter, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2011 Comedy Cluj International Film Festival in Romania. After graduating from the Nihon University College of A Nihon University College of Art, she began making films and music videos on her own, which were screened at festivals such as the Fukui Ekimae Film Festival, the Night Sky and Crossing Forest Film Festival and the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.
Filmography
2022 Compass
Cast & Crew
Director: Arakawa Chika
Screenplay: Arakawa Chika
Cinematography: Okada Tōma
Editing: Saotome Yukino
Music: Andō Momoka
Costume Design: KAIHO
Cast: Arakawa Chika, Niitsu Chise
Producer: Futami Yu
Language: Japanese
Colouration: Colour
