I Have to Buy New Shoes

U.S. Premiere

A uniquely moving, France-set romance in the vein of Shunji Iwai and Richard Linklater. Freelance writer Aoi Teshigahara (Miho Nakayama) lives in Paris. Sen Yagami (Osamu Mukai) is a photographer who comes to Paris due to his younger sister Suzume’s (Mirei Kiritani) insistence. Over three days, Aoi Teshigahara and Sen Yagami find the way to each other’s hearts, but will it cure their loneliness or wound them forever?

Japan. 2012. 115 min. HD CAM, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Eriko Kitagawa. With Miho Nakayama, Osamu Mukai, Mirei Kiritani, Gou Ayano, Amanda Plummer.

Part of JAPAN CUTS 2013

TICKETS
$12/$9 Japan Society members, seniors and students

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