German director Doris Doerrie has begun shooting “Greetings From Fukushima,” a Japan-set drama about life, love and loss. It is set in the aftermath of the triple disaster – earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown — that hit Japan in 2011.
The film marks a return to Japan for Doerrie who previously wrote and directed “Hanami” (“Cherry Blossoms”) there in 2008. The production reunites many of the key elements of the previous film including: producers Harry Kuegler, and Molly von Fuerstenberg. Majestic Filmproduktion’s Benjamin Herrmann also produces.
The story follows the journey of a young German woman who joins a charity circus troupe that travels to the quake-hit Fukushima region. There she meets an elderly Japanese woman who may be one of the last active geisha. Though the pair have little in common, they both have elements of their past to come to terms with.
Rosalie Thomass (“Ein Ganz Heisse Nummer,” “Beste Chance”) plays the German woman.
The film marks a return to Japan for Doerrie who previously wrote and directed “Hanami” (“Cherry Blossoms”) there in 2008. The production reunites many of the key elements of the previous film including: producers Harry Kuegler, and Molly von Fuerstenberg. Majestic Filmproduktion’s Benjamin Herrmann also produces.
The story follows the journey of a young German woman who joins a charity circus troupe that travels to the quake-hit Fukushima region. There she meets an elderly Japanese woman who may be one of the last active geisha. Though the pair have little in common, they both have elements of their past to come to terms with.
Rosalie Thomass (“Ein Ganz Heisse Nummer,” “Beste Chance”) plays the German woman.
- 5/6/2015
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety - Film News
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