Japanese Female Directors
Kanoyama
Dir. Yamashita Momi
Japan 2021, 19’
Subtitles: English
Last day of a divorcing couple where they start to share a feeling to make the last day to be a good one. but the more they get closer, the more they realize the relationship is already over..
Screenings
Shown with:
Compass
The Sleeping Insect
Kino Kameralne Cafe on September 26 at 7 p.m. and on October 3 at 4 p.m.
Yamashita Momi (Yamashita Tsubomi)
After graduating from University in the US, the director started her career as documentary TV director. While directing TV documentaries and Kids programs in Japan as a freelancer, she started to make short dramas independently. Some of the films got selected in film festivals internationally, and got selected by the national project to train new directors in 2011 out of hundreds of applicants. Now, she is a mother of two sons, working as a CM/WEB/TV director, and trying to make a feature film independently. Her last film, The Last Day (2021) was selected at the 78th Venice Film Festival.
Filmography
2004 Kotaro
2010 Kamikire ichimai
2013 Moving Forward
2021 The Last Day
Cast & Crew
Director: Yamashita Momi
Screenplay: Yamashita Momi
Cinematography: Hasegawa Yumi
Editing: Sawai Yumi
Music: Nakano Noriko
Cast: Maho Yamada, Shinsuke Kato
Producer: Yamashita Momi
Production: Darwinzfinch (Yamashita Momi)
Language: Japanese
Colouration: Colour
