A Gentle Breeze in the Village (Tennen kokekko)

TURTLE BAY CUTS
A complimentary screening for the community of Turtle Bay and beyond!

2007, 121 minutes, 35mm. Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita. With Kaho and Masaki Okada.  NY Premiere.

2007 Kinema Junpo Best Ten.

Based on a popular manga, A Gentle Breeze is a tender coming-of-age love story set deep in Japan’s countryside, by director Nobuhiro Yamashita (Linda Linda Linda). When eighth grade cool guy Hiromi transfers from Tokyo to a small elementary/ middle school with only six kids enrolled, wholesome and honest Soyo becomes enthralled with his sophisticated world.

Tickets will be distributed one hour before the screening on a first-come, first-served basis.

Part of JAPAN CUTS – Festival of New Japanese Film.