Kingyo Trailer
The trailer for Kingyo, a Japanese language short film directed by Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo:
Trailer of KINGYO (2009), written and directed by Edmund Yeo. Produced by Maiko Itagaki. Starring Luchino Rujisaki, Takao Kawaguchi and Kudo Amane. Inspired by a Yasunari Kawabata short story.
SYNOPSIS
Based on a Yasunari Kawabata short story. A university professor (Takao Kawaguchi) decides to go for a tour in Akihabara, guided by a young woman (Luchino Fujisaki) dressed up like a French maid. As they both walk through the streets of modern Tokyo, the man and the young woman gradually speak of a past they both share, and ultimately a painful love triangle that continues to haunt them.Selected for competition at the 66th Venice Film Festival.
More information can be found at the film’s official homepage. Regular updates about screenings of the film can be found on Edmund Yeo’s blog.
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