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First Woman

The original author, Kousaku Takii, is a novelist, a haiku poet, and an honorary citizen of Takayama city. He was given the award “Bunkakorosya” which means “Person of Cultural Merit”. Moreover, he was a member of the Akutagawa Prize selection committee for 47 years, from 1935 to 1982. First Woman which is a part of Haijin Nakama (Haiku Companions) and was written in his later life, won the Nihon Bungaku Taisyo which is the prestigious award given to outstanding Japanese literature. At the time, the autobiographical story was made into a movie, which was filmed in the historical landscape of the old town and the majestic nature of Hida Takayama. The film depicts his growth as a person in his adolescent years through precious experiences with haiku companions, a bittersweet romance with Tama, and unrequited love with Syamisen Geisya, Kiku.

First Woman

NR 2022
Get Some Sunshine

A lady in her mid-70s was social and active. Although she took heart medicine every day, she continued to participate in various gatherings and activities. However, after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, she gave up all outdoor activities, spending most of her time in or around the home. Since then, she has unfurled conversations with plants on the balcony, plants in the kitchen, and those rooted in the vegetable garden too. ‘Get Some Sunshine’ explores a day in the life of this lady (the film director’s mother) and the solidarity she developed with companion plants during the pandemic.

Get Some Sunshine

NR 2022
The Sound of Shanshiping

There is a village with a clear founding date: 1953. Its residents share a common identity: they are all leprosy patients. This village was built for the isolation of leprosy patients, backed by deep mountains and facing the Pian River. How did they experience a life of isolation from the world for half a century since they entered the hospital in their teens? Many people grew up with the village and left it one after another. Years later, their descendants continued to live here, no different from thousands of other villages. The burial of the last batch of elderly residents marked the rebirth of the village.

The Sound of Shanshiping

NR 2022
Bamboo in the Water

This Super 8 film captures the first sunshine after the rain, the reflection of bamboo in the water, and the dance of shadows of the bamboo in the wind. There seems to be an inherent mysterious connection between wind, water, sunlight, and bamboo shadows. Bamboo is one of the symbols of ancient Chinese culture. There are many traditional paintings about bamboo. This film uses Super 8mm film to shoot bamboo, looking at "Bamboo" with a contemporary eye and medium. It seems to be a dynamic Chinese ink sketch on film, with a poetic meaning. Shot and edited by Gao Wei on her rooftop garden. She plants bamboo by herself.

Bamboo in the Water

NR 2022
Family Trips

More than 60 years ago, my father followed his parents and took the train to Kaohsiung. Little did he know it was a one way trip and grew up in Liuhe Night Market ever since. Then he became a Japanese tour guide, traveling around and accompanying countless families. The most complete time we spent together was to go out with my father’s group–a way to improve intimacy. Due to the pandemic, his work has been suspended. If the past is a kind of scenery where sight-seeing is laid above; this film is a journey of himself.

Family Trips

NR 2022