The First Steps on a New Journey

Screening Schedule

Nov. 22 (Sun.) 12:00 at hall No.2

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Details

Every year for the last eight years, I’ve given a presentation entitled ‘Conducting Research for the film “In this Corner of the World”’ here at the Hiroshima International Film Festival (HIFF, formerly known as the Damah Film Festival in Hiroshima). Having finally completed and released its sequel, “In this Corner (and Other Corners) of the World,” my journey came to an end; or so I thought. Kyoko Heya, HIFF President, has kindly invited me to talk about my next film. Just as “In this Corner of the World” started its journey here in Hiroshima, so too will my next film. In this workshop, I share information about the first tentative steps I’ve taken to collect research for the film. In contrast to “In this Corner of the World,” which looks back 70 years into Japan’s recent history, my next film looks back 1000. So, how are things progressing?

Director

Sunao Katabuchi
Born in 1960, Sunao, a renowned director of numerous animated films, is an emeritus professor at Nihon University College of Art. During his career as faulty member of the university’s Department of Cinema, he worked on numerous projects. Some of the most noteworthy include working as a scriptwriter on Hiyao Miyazawa’s animated TV series “Sherlock Hound” (1984) and directing: the animated TV series “Lassie” (1996); the feature-length animated film “Princess Arete” (2001); the animated TV series “Black Lagoon” (2006); and the feature-length animated film “Mai Mai Miracle” (2009). Set in Hiroshima and Kure, his feature-length animated film, “In this Corner of the World” (2016) became a long-running film. Its sequel, “In this Corner (and Other Corners) of the World,” was released in December 2019. Most recently, he has been active as a producer on Yujiro Harumoto’s live-action film, “Yuko no Tenbin” [A Balance], scheduled for release in 2021.