Koto
The Old Capital
(c)Kawabata Foundation/Koto Project
(c)Kawabata Foundation/Koto Project
(c)Kawabata Foundation/Koto Project
(c)Kawabata Foundation/Koto Project
(c)Kawabata Foundation/Koto Project
- Release Date
- December, 3rd, 2016
- Running Time
- 117 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP,Blu-ray
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (DCP, Blu-ray)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- MATSUYUKI Yasuko ── SADA Chieko / NAKATA Naeko
- HASHIMOTO Ai ── SADA Mai
- NARUMI Rico ── NAKATA Yui
[ Staff ]
- KAWABATA Yasunari ── Original Story
- MATAKE Yasunori ── Screenplay
- KAJIMOTO Emi ── Screenplay
- SAITO Yuki ── Screenplay
- TOYOTA Minoru ── Director of Photography
[ Production Company ]
Kawabata Yasunari Foundation, Koto Project
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
DLE
[ Story ]
A film continuing the story of the protagonist twins of Nobel Prize winning author, Kawabata Yasunari's novel. It is written and directed by Yuki Saito, who has won high acclaim both domestically and abroad as a commercial director. Actress Matsuyuki Yasuko plays both twins.
Separated as children, twins Chieko (Matsuyuki), who runs a long-established kimono fabrics store, and Naeko (Matsuyuki), have grown up and become mothers themselves. Mai (Hashimoto Ai), Chieko's daughter, visits Paris for an event promoting Japanese culture and runs in to Yui (Narumi Riko), Naeko's daughter.
[ Official Site ]
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
2016 KYOTO HISTORICA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Special Screenings
[ Contact (International) ]
DLE Inc.
7F, KDX Kojimachi Bldg., 3-3-4 Kojimachi, Chiyoda‐ku,Tokyo 102-0083
Rep: SHIIKI Ryuta
tel: +81 3 3221 3990
fax: +81 3 3221 3690
E-mail: asayama.hideaki@dle.jp
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