[消息] 20141017 映画「バンクーバーの朝日」參加 2014 夏威夷國際電影節 (HIFF) + Lighthouse Hawaii

バンクーバーの朝日又參加電影節了...今次是夏威夷國際電影節 .....但龜龜不會出席...今次只有導演石井桑及高畑充希出席....

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OPENING NIGHT FILM
“THE VANCOUVER ASAHI” | U.S. Premiere
Japan | 2014 | Japanese w/ English subtitles |
130 min.

Directed by Yuya Ishii; written by Naoto Inaba and Satoko Okudera

Vancouver, the 1930s. This is the true story of the Vancouver Asahi baseball team, which was made up of Nisei players. In the beginning, the Asahi team was routinely crushed by its opponents. But, the players regrouped, changed their strategy and game play, and starting winning games. They became very popular because of their “fair play” spirit and because their players were diminutive compared to their burly Caucasian counterparts. It was a classic David and Goliath story and, better yet, they were champions in their local league for five years straight. In their daily lives, they struggled against discrimination and poverty, but they shined when it came to baseball and their games uplifted the entire Japanese community. Then came that fateful day of infamy . . . Pearl Harbor. The Canadian government followed the lead of the United States, rounding up and interning Japanese immigrants and their Japanese Canadian children.


The Japanese American experience during World War II is well known in Hawai‘i and the United States, but few people know that it happened north of the border, as well. Sadly, The Vancouver Asahi never recovered from the war, so its achievements have become the stuff of legend. But, for a few good years, they were the shining light in their community and, through sports, brought camaraderie and hope and dreams in a new land.

HIFF is honored to present the U.S. premiere of “The Vancouver Asahi,” classic and old-fashioned entertainment with moments of humor and humanity from director Yuya Ishii (“The Great Passage,” HIFF 2013 and “The Woodsman and the Rain,” HIFF 2012). “The Vancouver Asahi” features one of the largest Japanese ensembles, starring such superstars as Tsumabuki Satoshi, Kamenashi Kazuya, Takahata Mitsuki, Miyazaki Aoi and Sato Koichi, to name a few. HIFF is also honored to screen this film in advance of its theatrical release in Japan this Christmas.
Screening: Oct. 30, 8 p.m. @ Consolidated Ward


http://thehawaiiherald.com/2014/10/2014-hiff-to-feature-23-japanese-films/

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另16/10出版的 Lighthouse Hawaii 有介紹電影節電影....P.50-P.53
http://magazine.lighthouse-hawaii.com/publication/?i=228392&p=80