72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Yoake no takibi / Bonfire at Dawn

Koichi Doi
Japan      72 m.
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Motonari Okura comes from a family of artists with 650 years of history as performers of Japan's traditional stage art, Kyogen. One winter he and his 10-year-old son leave for a house deep in the mountains to train in a strict regime that includes rehearsing and cleaning. One day they are visited by an old friend and his granddaughter. Debut film.

Director
Koichi Doi
Screenplay
Koichi Doi
Production
Sakura Motion Picture Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Kentaro Murayama
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Action Inc. (Japan)
Photography
Osamu Maruike
Edition
Koichi Doi
Music
Manabu Sakata
Cast
Motonari Okura, Yasunari Okura, Raiju Kamata, Akira Sakata
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
72 m.
Country
Japan
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