Word-of-mouth work "Meet Nara Again" Golden Rooster Screening, Two Screenings in a Row

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1905 Film Network News On November 28, the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the 33rd Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards came to an end in Xiamen. "OK" draws a perfect ending. This time, "Meet Nara" was not only screened twice in Sagishima, but the director Peng Fei also attended a series of theme activities such as "Golden Rooster Young Director Training Camp" and "Young Filmmaker's Night" to share his creative experience with his colleagues.


The film "Meeting Nara Again" is produced by Jia Zhangke and Naomi Kawase, and directed by young director Peng Fei. It tells the story of the Chinese grandmother Chen (played by Wu Yanshu) who is over seventy years old and travels to Nara, Japan to find her orphaned orphaned daughter who has lost contact for many years , With the help of the second-generation orphan Ozawa (Eizawa) and the retired policeman Kazuo (Falcon Kunimura) embark on a long journey to find people.


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New film exhibition unit screened two consecutive "Meeting Nara" Golden Rooster "Sounding Dawn"


The screening received applause from fans and friends. The well-known film critic "Tao Tao Tao Movie" believes that the film provides multiple interpretable perspectives on the cultural background, identity, affection, and loneliness of different countries, and said that "Meet Nara" is more than the director's previous film "The Taste of Rice Flower" mature. As a war reflection film, the theme of the film is actually a bit heavy, but the director chose a fun and brisk way to deal with it. Many comedic elements come from life.


There are also audiences who are fascinated by the calm and elegant temperament revealed by the movie, just as fans commented on "very restrained and not sensational" and "audiences who like "The Thief Family" should like this film." Many experienced middle-aged movie fans in the scene understood the director’s deeper expression in the light and shadow, "It's like drinking a glass of warm wine in winter, with stamina in the warmth."


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Pengfei shared the creation of works derived from life Fang Xianyang


also expressed his sincere gratitude to the director Wu Yan after the screening. I watched this film in the cinema with everyone. Regarding Grandma Chen's act of looking for family affection across national borders, Wu Yanshu commented: The baby is not guilty, and it is a great move for Chinese mothers to raise the enemy's children. Wu Yanshu, who is 82 years old this year, has an exceptionally strong body. He was recognized by fans off-site and signed readily. Both in and out of the scene were a lovely old woman.


"Art comes from life" is the unique creed that the creators of "Meet Nara" insist on artistic creation. When talking about the filming process, Yingze also talked about his experience of supplementing Japanese culture and language before acting in the role, and working and experiencing life. In the sharing session of the Golden Rooster Youth Director Training Camp, Pengfei said that his experience is: choosing a topic is to experience life. Every time Pengfei prepares a film, he has to live and observe the local area for a period of time before he starts creating. When preparing for "Meet Nara Again", Peng Fei visited the orphans’ homes to observe their lives, understand their spirit, their thoughts, and the results of these observations.There are vivid manifestations when painting portraits of solitary orphans.


The movie "Meeting Nara" is produced by Jia Zhangke and Naomi Kawase, written and directed by young director Peng Fei, starring Wu Yanshu, Hidezawa, Kunimura Hayao and Nagase Masatoshi, with special starring Akiyama Shintaro and Zhang Wei.