ozu's 100th

[Stephen Cremin]

There was a single screening in Tokyo last December on the anniversary 
of Ozu's birth.  It opens in Taiwan at the end of the year, with the 
"domestic" premiere at the Kaohsiung Film Festival later this month.  
It just competed in Venice.

Venice jury member Hsu Feng is interviewed in today's Taiwan press.  
Despite her support, neither of the Chinese films - by Hou and Jia 
Zhangke - got through to the second round of voting.  She urges Chinese 
filmmakers to be more considerate of the audience.

According to the website, it opens in Japan this month.
http://www.coffeejikou.com/index_e.html

Somebody who attended the Tokyo screening has already shared their 
comments with the list.  But I can't find it on a quick search.

Stephen


On Sep 13, 2004, at 1:03 PM, Don Brown wrote:

>> Does anybody know the director's name?
>
> That'd be Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao Hsien, and the film is 
> Caf¡HLumiÆpe (Kohi Jiko). I think this played last year's Tokyo 
> International Film Festival. Anyone seen it? I'm curious about the use 
> of Hitoto Yo, a Taiwanese-Japanese singer of maudlin ballads, in one 
> of the lead roles. Can she act?
>
> Don Brown
>
>
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