Tadasuke KOTANI 小谷忠典

Origami

Nippon Docs   ¾ 

Atsushi SUWA, a painter, is offered a contract to paint a portrait of a couple’s deceased son. In order to learn about him, he studies photos of him and draws the faces of his family and a friend, who talk about their memories. Filmmaker Tadasuke KOTANI follows this approach of the artist to create a deep, moving documentary about the power of memory.


Guests:
Tadasuke KOTANI

Thu., May 26, 2022, 17:15

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NAXOS Cinema

With online Q&A with the director Tadasuke KOTANI

World premiere

Original with English subtitles

Fri., May 27, 2022, 16:00

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Mal Seh'n Kino

With Q&A with the producer Emi UEYAMA

World premiere

Original with English subtitles

Art Documentary Stories Of Youth

Japan 2022

50 minutes

Director
Tadasuke KOTANI

Cinematography
Tadasuke KOTANI

Music
Shinichi ISOHATA

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About Tadasuke KOTANI
小谷忠典

Tadasuke KOTANI, born in Osaka in 1977, first studied painting and then film at Visual Arts College Osaka. His directorial debut LULLABY (2002) was awarded at the Kyoto International Student Film & Video Festival. In 2008, he made his first feature-length documentary film LINE, which won the Cult Award at the 2009 Torino Film Festival. His second documentary THE CAT THAT LIVED A MILLION TIMES (2012) premiered at the Busan International Film Festival. In 2020, Nippon Connection screened his experimental feature film TAMARAN HILL (2019).