Kiyoshi KUROSAWA 黒沢清
Charisma
カリスマ
Nippon Retro ²
Suspended from duty, police officer Yabuike leaves the city and finds himself in a mystical forest where a tree seems to poison the surrounding plants. Drawn into a conflict over the tree, he must decide its fate. With its enigmatic, metaphorical storytelling, CHARISMA is considered one of Kiyoshi KUROSAWA’s masterpieces.
Guests:
Luk VAN HAUTE
Sat., May 31, 2025, 20:30
Kino des DFF
With an introduction in English by Luk VAN HAUTE
35mm, Original with English subtitles
FSK 16
Classic Mystery Obsessions
カリスマ
Karisuma
Japan 1999
103 minutes
World sales
Nikkatsu
Film print
Japan Foundation
Cast
Koji YAKUSHO, Hiroyuki IKEUCHI, Jun FUBUKI, Ren OSUGI, Yoriko DOGUCHI
About Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
黒沢清
Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, born in Kobe in 1955, began his career as an assistant director for veterans such as Shinji SOMAI. His international breakthrough came with CURE (1997 / NC ‘16). He won the Prix Un Certain Regard twice at the Cannes Film Festival: in 2008 for TOKYO SONATA (NC ‘16) and in 2015 for JOURNEY TO THE SHORE (NC ‘16). He also taught for 20 years at Tokyo University of the Arts in Yokohama. He received the NIPPON HONOR AWARD at the Nippon Connection Film Festival 2016.