The Osaka Asian Film Festival, Western Japan’s largest showcase of films from Asia, has announced the line-up of its 15th edition, which will unspool March 6-15 at venues in Osaka, Japan’s second-largest city.
The opening film is “The Garden of Evening Mists,” Taiwanese director Tom Lin Shu-yu’s drama about a woman who falls in love with a Japanese former soldier-turned-gardener in the turbulent early days of Malaysia’s post-colonial era. Following its premiere at last year’s Busan festival, the film played at festivals in Hong Kong and Taipei, and had opened commercially in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
The closing film is “Kamata Prelude,” an omnibus by four up-and-coming Japanese directors about the struggles of a young actress (Urara Matsubayashi). Matsubayashi, who starred in the 2018 indie hit “The Hungry Lion,” also serves as the film’s producer.
Oaff will screen a total of 64 films – a festival record – from 23 countries and regions.
The opening film is “The Garden of Evening Mists,” Taiwanese director Tom Lin Shu-yu’s drama about a woman who falls in love with a Japanese former soldier-turned-gardener in the turbulent early days of Malaysia’s post-colonial era. Following its premiere at last year’s Busan festival, the film played at festivals in Hong Kong and Taipei, and had opened commercially in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
The closing film is “Kamata Prelude,” an omnibus by four up-and-coming Japanese directors about the struggles of a young actress (Urara Matsubayashi). Matsubayashi, who starred in the 2018 indie hit “The Hungry Lion,” also serves as the film’s producer.
Oaff will screen a total of 64 films – a festival record – from 23 countries and regions.
- 2/7/2020
- by Mark Schilling
- Variety Film + TV
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