Film Program
“Monthly Japanese Film Screening at Thai Film Archive“
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The Japan Foundation has been a consistent co-organizer of Japanese film screenings at the Thai Film Archive since before 2011. These screenings are part of the Thai Film Archive’s long-running monthly World Cinema program, which introduces audiences to a diverse range of international films, including selections from Japan.
About the film
The Crying Wind (2004)
Directed by HIGASHI Yoichi | 106 minutes (Japanese audio with Thai Subtitle)
The story takes place on a small island near the main island of Okinawa, many of the characters are trying to come to terms with their past and present. The Crying Wind is based on stories by MEDORUMA Shun, a prize-winning writer from Okinawa, who also then wrote the screenplay for it and is directed by HIGASHI Yoichi. Okinawa is a place where the past and present are folded into one. The unhealed scars of World War II, the horrors that the Okinawan people faced at the hand of the Japanese Imperial soldiers, and the trials that the Okinawa faced and still face today with regards to the US army fill the background and story of this film.
About Thai Film Archive (Public Organization)
Thai Film Archive (Public Organization) is a state agency tasked with the responsibility to collect, preserve and give access to the country’s audio-visual and film-related materials. The Archive functions in part as a museum and library, and in part a cinematheque.
About The Japan Foundation (JF)
The Japan Foundation is Japan’s only institution dedicated to carrying out comprehensive international cultural exchange programs throughout the world. With the objective of deepening mutual understanding between the people of Japan and other countries/regions, our various activities and information services create opportunities for people-to-people interactions.
Opened in 1974, the Japan Foundation, Bangkok has been enthusiastically implementing a diverse range of cultural activities including art, culture and society, and coordinating various programs supporting Japanese language education and Japan studies, in cooperation with the Thai fellow counterparts.
Contact Information
10th Fl. Serm-Mit Tower, 159 Sukhumvit 21 Rd., Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Tel: 02-260-8560-4
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jfbangkok | Website: https://ba.jpf.go.jp/
For inquiries, please contact: acdept_jfbkk@jpf.go.jp
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