BONFIRE AT DAWN

YOAKE NO TAKIBI

By Koichi DOI

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First film - Completed 2019


Festivals
& Awards

San Sebastian FF 2019
New Directors
San Sebastian 2019
New Director
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 72 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Koichi DOI
    • Producer(s)
    • Kentaro TAKAHASHI (Sakura Motion Pictures Co., Ltd.)
    • Synopsis
    • Kyogen is a Japanese traditional stage art that is the roots of Kabuki. The Okura family has 650 years of history as performers of Kyogen.

      One winter, Motonari Okura and his son, Yasunari, head off to undertake training in an isolated mountain resort. Motonari is determined to get Yasunari accustomed to the strict regime, which includes rehearsing and cleaning. His father’s uncompromising attitude hurts Yasunari and almost gives up on training.

      One day, they are visited by an old friend and his granddaughter, Sakiko, who has lost her parents in the earthquake. She is attracted to watch the training of the father and son and tries to train with them.

      Through the Kyogen, the snowy mountain, and nature, Sakiko and Yasunari get to sense the flux of time that let them heal and begin to see the future.