TIFF Japanese Eyes winner at FCCJ

[Eija Niskanen]

Dear KineJapanners,

For those of you who weren't able to see the Japanese Eyes Best
Picture Award winner at the Tokyo International Film Festival, we have
the opportunity to see it at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
on Tuesday, Nov. 8, followed by a Q&A with the director, producer and
high school-age stars.

The FCCJ is a private club, so you must reserve through Karen Severns
if you’d like to attend the screening: kjs30 at gol.com

http://www.fccj.or.jp/
Upcoming Events

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8  4:15 pm  20th floor
Please note early start time

ABOUT THE PINK SKY
Winner of the Japanese Eyes Best Picture Award

Followed by a Q&A session with the director, producer and stars
With an introduction by TIFF Chairman Tom Yoda

ABOUT THE PINK SKY
Japan, 2011  113 minutes  In Japanese with English subtitles

Writer-director:	Keiichi Kobayashi
Producer:	Hiroshi Harada
Cast: 	Ai Ikeda, Ena Koshino, Reiko Fujiwara, Tsubasa Takayama

Film courtesy of Michaelgion Productions

The Movie Committee is pleased to present this exhilarating new
coming-of-age film, “About the Pink Sky,” the Best Picture award
winner from the “Japanese Eyes” section of the 24th Tokyo
International Film Festival (TIFF), which ran from October 22 – 30 at
Roppongi Hills and other venues around Tokyo. Japanese Eyes has
launched the careers of many promising young directors, and this
year’s choice bodes well for the indie film industry in Japan.

An exceptionally accomplished feature-film debut from Keiichi
Kobayashi, “About the Pink Sky” is a fast-and-fresh comedy-drama with
visual and verbal flare to spare. Shot in beautiful black and white
with a documentary lens and vibrant dialogue that feels improvisatory
(it isn’t), the film carefully skirts the clichés and ennui of many
films depicting Japan’s disaffected youth. “Pink Sky” follows high
schooler Izumi, whose hobby is rating newspaper articles, and her two
best friends through a series of believable misadventures, prompted by
Izumi’s discovery of a wallet stuffed full of money. En route to the
launch of a feel-good newspaper for a local hospital and an unexpected
climax, “Pink Sky’s” characters achieve a rare level of realism that
makes them both buoyant and genuinely moving.

Please join Mr. Kobayashi, producer Hiroshi Harada and the young stars
of the film for a glass of wine and light snacks after the screening
and Q&A, at our Meet the Filmmakers Cocktail Party, from 7:00 - 8:00
pm. The cocktail party is ¥1,260 (incl. tax). Cancellations received
after noon on the day of the screening will be charged in full.

4:00 pm	Doors open
4:15 pm	TIFF Chairman Tom Yoda recaps TIFF and introduces the film
4:30 pm	“About the Pink Sky” screening + Q&A
7:15 pm	Meet the Filmmakers Cocktail Party (¥1,260 incl. tax)

All movie screenings are private, noncommercial events restricted to
FCCJ members and their guests.


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Eija Niskanen
080-3479-8475
Kichijoji Honcho 4-12-6
Musashino-shi
Tokyo 180-0004