JFF2023

The Lines That Define Me

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After witnessing Sosuke’s first intimate encounter with a sumi-e painting, ink-painting master Kozan Shinoda spontaneously invites him to become his pupil and introduces him to the delicate, emotional power of bleeding ink. Overcome by the recent loss of his family, the chance gradually offers Sosuke a new path by which to ruminate on the dichotomising beauty of nature and ritualise his grief and self-expression.

Stunningly captured, the tempo of the strokes and their delivery invigorate the sumi-e, offering a window into the traditional intergenerational sensibilities of Japanese artistic disciplines.

Info

Year 2022
Runtime 106 mins
Language Japanese
Subtitle English
Genre Drama
Rating P12

Cast

  • YOKOHAMA Ryusei
  • KIYOHARA Kaya
  • HOSODA Kanata
  • KAWAI Yuumi

Staff

  • Director:
    KOIZUMI Nori
  • Screenplay:
    KATAOKA Sho, KOIZUMI Nori
  • Cinematographer:
    ANDO Hiroki
  • Producer:
    KITAJIMA Naoaki, SUDATE Kyohei

Schedule

Cinema

Date

Time

GSC NU Sentral, Klang Valley

8 Sep (Fri)

9.00pm

GSC Mid Valley, Klang Valley

10 Sep (Sun)

2.30pm

GSC 1 Utama, Klang Valley

11 Sep (Mon)

7.00pm

GSC 1 Utama, Klang Valley

12 Sep (Tue)

9.25pm

GSC Paradigm JB Mall, Johor Bahru

17 Sep (Sun)

4.10pm

GSC Gurney Plaza, Penang

24 Sep (Sun)

4.10pm

GSC CityONE Megamall, Kuching

8 Oct (Sun)

2.10pm

GSC Suria Sabah, Kota Kinabalu

15 Oct (Sun)

4.10pm

Organised by:
Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur
Venue Provider:
GSC International Screens
Partner:
GSC Movies
Clover Films
Official Media Partner:
TV3
Tonton
Cinema Online
Goggler
In cooperation with:
Japan Embassy Malaysia