Japan to hold film festival in Myanmar
15/1/2007 16:11
Japan will hold a film festival in two major cities of Myanmar, Yangon and
Mandalay, in the next two months to boost cultural exchange between the two
countries, according to a release of the Japanese Embassy in Yangon
today.
The Japanese Film Festival-2007 in Yangon will last from Feb. 21 to
24, while that in Mandalay from March 8 to 11, the release said.
Three
Japanese movies -- "Thway", "the Stars Converges" and " Not Yet" will be
presented to Myanmar audiences, it said, adding that of the three films, the
"Thway" featuring Japan-Myanmar friendship is based on a well known Myanmar
novel by Journal Gyaw Ma Ma Lay.
The film was produced by the cooperation of
Japan and Myanmar under the directorship of a dedicated Japanese film director
Koji Chino in cooperation with the Myanmar Ministry of Information, Myanmar
directors, actors and actresses.
The movie, which cost about US$2.6 million,
portrays a Japanese girl's search in post-war time for a half brother, who was
born by her father, an army officer, and a Myanmar woman in love during the
period of the Second World War when Myanmar was occupied by the Japanese
troops.
The movie was played by Myanmar actors Kyaw Thu, Min Maw Gon and
actress Myo Thandar Tun, Japanese actress Akari Asou and actor Toshiyuki
Nagashima.
The premiere show of the film was held last May.
The Japanese
film festival has been held in Myanmar annually by the Japanese embassy in
collaboration with the Japan Foundation and in last year five films featuring
comedy, cartoon, romance, samurai and detective were presented to Myanmar
audiences in the two same cities.
Japanese films started to become popular in
Myanmar in the 1980s after some movies such as "Take Me Away," "Princes and
Photographer" and "On the Road" were screened in the country.
Beginning in
2000, Japanese film festival was introduced in Myanmar.
Meanwhile, a
first-ever South Korean film festival was also launched here in last
November.
Xinhua
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