Toshiyuki Teruya, better known by his stage name Gori, returns to Okinawa in his latest feature, “Kanasando,” a well-intended but uneven drama. Before this film, Teruya had directed “Born Bone Born” and was one of the directors of the anthology movie “Adventures of Paradise: Tales from Okinawa.” The main cast are Ruka Matsuda, Keiko Horiuchi, and Tadanobu Asano. The movie's title, “Kanasando,” is a traditional Okinawan love song.
Kanasando is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
Following her mother's passing and an emergency call, Mika returns to the island of Okinawa to see her father, Satoru, before he passes away due to being in critical condition with dementia. Yet, the lead has not felt fondly about him for years due to his continuous infidelity when her mom was alive. Things are only made more difficult by the fact that Satoru no longer recognizes his daughter, mistaking her for his deceased wife,...
Kanasando is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
Following her mother's passing and an emergency call, Mika returns to the island of Okinawa to see her father, Satoru, before he passes away due to being in critical condition with dementia. Yet, the lead has not felt fondly about him for years due to his continuous infidelity when her mom was alive. Things are only made more difficult by the fact that Satoru no longer recognizes his daughter, mistaking her for his deceased wife,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
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