Nobuhiro SUWA 諏訪敦彦
風の電話
Nippon Cinema ª
Haru lost her family in the 2011 Tohoku tsunami and lives alone with her aunt. When her aunt loses consciousness and is hospitalized, Haru breaks down and starts a journey across Japan during which she gradually regains vitality. Having had its German premiere at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival, this oppressive drama by Nobuhiro SUWA depicts humans’ endurance and their will to live.
風の電話
Kaze no denwa
日本 2020
139 分
About Nobuhiro SUWA
諏訪敦彦
Nobuhiro SUWA was born in Hiroshima in 1960 and studied at the Tokyo Zokei University School of Design. After graduation, he worked as assistant director for Sogo ISHII and others and directed TV documentaries. His film M/OTHER won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1999 Cannes International Film Festival and his drama UN COUPLE PARFAIT won the Jury Prize and CICAE Award at the Locarno Film Festival in 2005. In 2017, his film THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, was released. Since 2014, he has been teaching film at the Tokyo University of the Arts.