The Tale of Iya
Director: Tetsuichiro Tsuta
Japan | Japanese
2013 | 169min | Colour
Subtitles: English
Indian Premiere
Friday, Nov 6 TIPA, 5:00 PM
Presented in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, New Delhi.
An outsider from Tokyo arrives in Iya, a place where the riches of nature abound. The young man, named Kudo, plans to live a new, self-sufficient existence. He is exhausted with city life, and believes that this beautiful land can give him some rest. But reality is not as easy as he thought. A conflict is underway between a local construction company and a group of nature conservationists. One day, Kudo meets Grandpa and a girl, Haruna, who live deep in the heart of the mountains, far from any other human inhabitant. Their modest and humble life passes slowly, seeming eternal, as if time had stopped.
Tetsuichiro Tsuta
Tetsuichiro Tsuta was born on June 29, 1984, in a small Japanese town in the mountains. The town was famous for baseball team; however, he spent all his time playing soccer. He then entered Tokyo Polytechnic University to study filmmaking. He found it very interesting to use 16mm and Black & White film. His first feature film Islands of Dreams was taken in 16mm, Black & White negative; he has done every process such as developing and printing all by himself inventing his own methods. This film with impressive visuals that is reminiscent of the golden age of film has received critical acclaim at film festivals across the globe.
Credits
Director: Tetsuichiro Tsuta
Producer: Tetsuichiro Tsuta
Cinematographer: Yutaka Aoki
Screenwriters: Tetsuichiro Tsuta, Kuniya Kawamura, Masayuki Ueda
Editor: Tetsuichiro Tsuta
Sound: Shintaro Kamijo
Music: Kita Kawabata
Production Company: Nikoniko Film
Cast: Rina Takeda, Min Tanaka, Shima Ohnishi, Naomi Kawase
Festival Appearances & Awards
Green Film Festival, Seoul 2015 – Special Mention
Tromsø International Film Festival 2014 – Aurora Prize
Pan Asian Film Festival 2014 – Best Film Award
Hong Kong International Film Festival – Jury Prize
Tokyo International Film Festival 2013 – Special Mention
San Sebastian International Film Festival 2015
Summer International Film Festival, China 2014
Japan Cuts, New York 2014
Japanese Film Festival, Singapore 2014
Helsinki Cine AASLA Film Festival 2014
Glasgow Film Festival 2014
Göteborg International Film Festival 2014
