Magic Kimono
★ Sept.30 Sun @ 1:40PM 【North American Premiere】
★ Special Appearance by Actress, Kaori Momoi!
2017 | 99 min | with English Subtitles | Directed by Maris Martinsons
Supported by Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
Co-produced in Japan and the Republic of Latvia, the unusual reunion between a woman who has withdrawn into herself and her husband is depicted in this drama helmed by Latvian up-and-coming director Maris Martinsons. It stars Kaori Momoi (Hee, Ghost in the Shell) and Issey Ogata (Silence).
Keiko (Kaori Momoi), who lost everything in the Great Hanshin Earthquake, has lived a lonely life alone for the past 20 years. She reluctantly takes part in a kimono show in the Latvian capital of Riga. Backstage during the show, she is confronted by a man who appears to be her husband (Ogata) who had been reported missing after the earthquake.
Actress Kaori Momoi will come back again at NEW PEOPLE Cinema for the premiere screening and Q&A! Don’t miss it!
★ About Kaori Momoi
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