Storytellers (dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi)

Alloftheday・Jan 20, 2022–Mar 31, 2022・K2 Cinema Shimokitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo

Finally take the opportunity to enjoy Japanese movies with English subtitles in all their theatrical splendor, only at K2 Cinema in Shimokitazawa.

This third part of the trilogy co-directed by Ko Sakai and Ryusuke Hamaguchi continues its focus on the Tohoku region with the dialogues of the victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Ideas on how to share experiences of disaster with future generations, a challenge briefly mentioned in his previous films are found in these folk tales.  The older generation of locals still alive is thus able to find community and pleasure in their storytelling.