Kah Wai LIM リム・カーワイ
Your Lovely Smile
Nippon Visions ½
In his laconic comedies, indie director Hirobumi WATANABE has created his own cinematic universe. However, his films are far from being box office hits. With WATANABE playing himself in Kah Wai LIM’s road movie, the film provides both a good dose of self-mockery and an urgent plea to support independent filmmaking and Japan’s dying cinema culture.
Guests:
Kah Wai LIM
Wed., June 07, 2023, 21:45
NAXOS Cinema
German premiere in presence of the director Kah Wai LIM
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years
Winner of the Nippon Visions Jury Award
2023
Cityscapes & Countryside Comedy Drama
あなたの微笑み
Anata no hohoemi
Japan 2022
103 minutes
World sales
cinema drifters
Cast
Hirobumi WATANABE, Shogen, Hikaru HIRAYAMA, Hironobu TANAKA
About Kah Wai LIM
リム・カーワイ
Kah Wai LIM, born in Kuala Lumpur in 1973, graduated in electrical engineering and worked as a network engineer in Tokyo for six years. He then studied at Beijing Film Academy. In 2010, he made his directorial debut with AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. He has made films in various Asian and South-East European countries with multi-national casts and has presented his works at numerous film festivals. His film LOVE IN LATE AUTUMN was a box office hit in China and Hong Kong in 2016.
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