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Nov 13 (Sun.) 10:00 at Yokogawa Cinema

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Akihiro, a native Japanese filmmaker living in Paris, comes to Hiroshima to interview survivors for a documentary celebrating the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing. Deeply moved by the interviews, he decided to take a break and wanders through the city during which he meets Michiko, a merry and enigmatic young woman.

Director : Jean-Gabriel Périot
Producer : Nicolas Breviere

Year of production: 2016
Running time: 83’
Country: France
Language : Japanese

Director

Jean-Gabriel Périot
Born in France in 1974, Jean-Gabriel directed several short movies, both in video and cinema. He develops his own editing style with archives. Between documentary, animation and experimental, most of his works deal with Violence and History. His works, including "Dies Irae", "Even if she had been a criminal...", "Nijuman no borei" and "The Devil" were shown worldwide in numerous festivals and were honoured by many prizes. His first feature, "A German Youth", opened the Panorama section of the Berlinale 2015, was released in France (and nominated for Best Documentary for the French César), Germany and Switzerland and has been awarded worldwide.