Hiroshima Piano

Screening Schedule

Nov. 21 (Sat.) 17:00 at hall No.2

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Details

In this collaborative workshop, director, Toshihiro Goto and piano tuner, Mitsunori Yagawa talk about the journey that led to the release of the feature-length film “Hiroshima Piano,” and production designer, Kyoko Heya shares her impressions of the film. All three members offer invaluable insights and stories from behind the scenes.

 

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Director

Toshihiro Goto
Goto is a filmmaker from the Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, born in 1968. He is a member of the Writers Guild of Japan. Goto entered independently produced films in both the 3rd and 4th Japan Indies Film Festivals. He has also played an active role in planning, making, directing, producing, and script writing for numerous TV programs, including Nippon TV’s “News Every,” “Kyou no Dekigoto,” “NNN Document,” Fuji TV’s “NONFIX” and “The Nonfiction.”In 2009, he made his debut as a filmmaker with “Monochrome Girl,” which saw the lead actor, Saki Terashima, nominated for Best Newcomer at the Tokyo Sports Film Award. In 2011, his film “White Rabbit in the Snow,” was screened at the 3rd Okinawa International Film Festival. In 2013, he released “Yume no Kayoji” [Path of Dreams]. In 2014, he released “Hanahasu: Karen,” and “Yume Haruka”. In 2017, his film “Lemmings Summer” won an Audience Award at the Hakodate Harbor Illumination Film Festival. In 2019, he released the mockumentary film “Utsukushisugiru Giin” [Too Beautiful to be a Politician], and most recently, he released “Hiroshima Piano,” a feature-length film, currently screening at cinemas throughout Japan.