Mitsuhiro MIHARA 三原光尋
Takano Tofu
高野豆腐店の春
Nippon Cinema ª
The small tofu store run by the father-daughter duo Tatsuo and Haru is known for having the best tofu in the region. When Tatsuo finds out about his declining health, he plans to finally find his daughter a husband. Mitsuhiro MIHARA creates a heartwarming comedy with legendary actor Tatsuya FUJI (IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES) in the role of Tatsuo.
高野豆腐店の春
Takano tofuten no haru
Japan 2023
120 minutes
Director
Mitsuhiro MIHARA
Script
Mitsuhiro MIHARA
Cinematography
Shuichiro SUZUKI
Music
Naohisa TANIGUCHI
World sales
Altamira Pictures
Cast
Tatsuya FUJI, Kumiko ASO, Kumi NAKAMURA, Yu TOKUI, Daikichi SUGAWARA
About Mitsuhiro MIHARA
三原光尋
Mitsuhiro MIHARA was born in Kyoto in 1964. He started shooting 8 mm and 16 mm films while studying at Osaka University of Arts. His first successes include SLAP HAPPY (1994), for which he won the New Director Award at the Osaka Film Festival. Nippon Connection screened his comedy film AMEN, SOMEN AND RUGGER MEN! (2000) in 2002. THE VILLAGE ALBUM (2004) was awarded Best Feature Film at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Since 2016, he has been working as a script writer for the ndjc project, which supports new directors. He is also a professor at Osaka University of Arts.