Ainu Mosir

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Ainu Mosir
Ainu mosir.jpg
Film poster
Directed byTakeshi Fukunaga
Written byTakeshi Fukunaga
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySean Price Williams
Edited byKeiko Deguchi
Music by
Release date
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesJapan
United States
China
LanguageJapanese

Ainu Mosir (Ainu: アイヌモシㇼ, lit. 'the land of people; Hokkaido') is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed by Takeshi Fukunaga. It features a story about a young Ainu boy, and deals with issues around the conflict between his personal thoughts, modern Japan, and the way of his traditional Ainu heritage. The film featured as a premier at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Plot[]

Kanto is a 14 year old Ainu boy, living in a small town in Hokkaido[2] His mother runs a Ainu gift shop, after his father has died. Kanto, is disgruntled with life in the town, and wished to move away from it, and his Ainu heritage. He is taken under the wing of an Ainu Elder, a friend of his father's, who shows him some of the ways of the Ainu. The Ainu is bringing back a lost tradition called Iomante, which is controversial, and Kanto has to decide on how he fits in.[3] Kanto begins to discover his culture, including some of the more mystic elements.[4]

Cast[]

  • Kanto - Kanto Shimokura
  • Debo - Debo Akibe
  • Emi - Emi Shimokura
  • Japanese Journalist - Lily Franky

References[]

  1. ^ "Ainu Mosir". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Winkelman, Natalie (November 17, 2020). "'Ainu Mosir' Review: A Crisis of Cultural Identity". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Schilling, Mark (October 21, 2020). "'Ainu Mosir': A coming-of-age tale, respectfully told". The Japan Times.
  4. ^ Lang, Jamie (November 11, 2020). "Ava DuVernay's Array Releasing Drops Trailer for Takeshi Fukunaga's Netflix-Bound 'Ainu Mosir'". Variety.

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