Takara – La Nuit Où J’Ai Nagé
The mesmerizing story of 7-year-old Takara and his relationship and strong emotional bond with his father.
Snow-covered mountains in Japan. Every night, a fisherman makes his way to the market in town. His son is awoken by his departure and finds it impossible to fall back to sleep. In the sleeping household, the young boy draws a picture he then slips into his satchel. On his way to school, still drowsy, he strays off the path and wanders into the snow.
Joining the pantheon of great childhood films, Manivel and Igarashi’s Japan-set miniature is a disarmingly tender tale of adventures that plays with the perception of time and space, putting us in the snow boots of a six-year-old.
Kohei Igarashi, Japan, France, 2017, 78 min. Japanese spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With Keiki Kogawa, Chisato Kogawa, Takara Kogawa.