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A WOMAN WAVERING IN THE RAIN
[ 雨にゆれる女 ]
Director: Yoshihiro Hanno
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Suspense
World Premiere
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TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills SCREEN8
10/28 17:00- (83min) -
  • Q&A
  • Greetings from the stage
Guest (tentative): Greetings from the Stage: Q&A: Yoshihiro Hanno(Director)、Munetaka Aoki(Actor)、Ito Ohno(Actress)
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TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills SCREEN8
10/29 14:15- (83min) -
  • Q&A
Guest (tentative): Q&A: Yoshihiro Hanno(Director)
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Introduction
Yoshihiro Hanno, a prominent film composer who has worked with auteurs like Hou Hsiao-hsien and Jia Zhangke, makes his directorial debut with this suspenseful love story, which began 14 years ago when Hanno first met Munetaka Aoki in Paris. A WOMAN WAVERING IN THE RAIN is the story of a man living quietly under a new identity, and a mysterious woman who suddenly appears in his life. The film’s vivid colors, beautiful melodies and enigmatic characters make it uniquely memorable.

A man hides his real identity and lives quietly under the name Kenji Iida. No one knows his past. One night, his co-worker comes to his house and leaves a mysterious woman. With her arrival, Kenji’s quiet life begins to unravel. Why has she come to him? Never exposing their true selves, they gradually become attracted to each other. But when their pasts are revealed, an unexpected fate sadly awaits them…

[Director's Message]
Sin exists within us. To be is unfair. With the structure of suspense, I wanted to make the redemption of a man and a woman who both embrace unavoidable loss. Through their suffering I wanted to tell the value of usual life. Collaborating with auteurs like Hou Hsaio-hsien and Jia Zhangke, I came to realize that not only music can express what I desire. Music and film are two sides of the same coin. Naturally my next goal became filmmaking. Humid Asian color and the flow of time, simplified depiction which are bases of Japanese culture made my film unique. It might be the evidence that I am a Japanese.
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Director Yoshihiro Hanno

Based in Paris, Hanno is an internationally renowned musician/composer whose field of work has been expanding from movie soundtracks to electronic music. With his score for Flowers of Shanghai (Hou Hsaio-hsien) in 1998, he was highly praised as a new talent in movie soundtracks. He has collaborated with auteurs such as Jia Zhangke in Platform, 24 City, and Mountain May Depart.

Staff Screenplay/Editor/Music/Director : Yoshihiro Hanno
Producer : Hiroko Matsuda
Cinematographer : Tatsuya Yamada
Sound Director : Hisashi Imamura
Production Designer/Costume : Mari Miyamoto
Hair/Make-up : Ryoko Ariji
Assistant Director : Kosuke Oshida
Production Manager : Norikuni Yasuda
Still Photographer : Raita Yabushita
Cast Munetaka Aoki
Ito Ohno
Amane Okayama
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83min. Color Japanese [Subtitled in English] | 2016 Japan | Distributor in Japan: Bitters End, Inc.
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