Ainu Mosir
| Ainu Mosir | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Takeshi Fukunaga |
| Written by | Takeshi Fukunaga |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sean Price Williams |
| Edited by | Keiko Deguchi |
| Music by | Clarice Jensen |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Countries | Japan United States China |
| Language | Japanese |
Aine Mosir is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed by Takeshi Fukunaga. It features a story about a young Ainu boy, and deals with issues around the conflict between his personal thoughts, modern Japan, and the way of his traditional Ainu heritage. The film featured as a premier at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Plot
Kanto is a 14 year old Ainu boy, leaving in a small town in Hokkaido [2] His mother runs a Ainu gift shop, after his father has died. Kanto, is disgruntled with life in the town, and wished to move away from it, and his Ainu heritage. He is taken under the wing of an Ainu Elder, a friend of his fathers, who shows him some of the ways of the Ainu. The Ainu is bring back a lost tradition called Iomante, which is controversial, and Kanto has to decide on how he fits in.[3] Kanto begins to discover his culture, including some of the more mystic elements.[4]
Cast
- Kanto - Kanto Shimokura
- Debo - Debo Akibe
- Emi - Emi Shimokura
- Japanese Journalist - Lily Franky
References
- ^ "Ainu Mosir". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Ainu Mosir Review" New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/movies/ainu-mosir-review.html.
- ^ "‘Ainu Mosir’: A coming-of-age tale, respectfully told" The Japan Times October 21, 2020 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/10/21/films/film-reviews/ainu-mosir-takeshi-fukunaga/
- ^ Jamie Lang "Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing Drops Trailer for Takeshi Fukunaga’s Netflix-Bound ‘Ainu Mosir’" Variety, November 11, 2020 https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/ava-duvernays-array-releasing-drops-trailer-for-takeshi-fukunagas-netflix-bound-ainu-mosir-global-bulletin-1234829008/
External links
- Ainu Mosir at IMDb
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