Japanese film director Yoji
Yamada is seen in a recent photo. Yoji Yamada's "Kabei - Our
Mother," and Taiwan director Chang Tso-Chi's "Soul of a Demon" will
together open the 32nd Hong Kong International Film Festival on
March 17, according to the festival Web site.
The annual Hong Kong International Film Festival has announced
the opening and closing films for this year's event. They include
the new Golden Bear contender, Yoji Yamada's "Kabei - Our
Mother."
"Kabei," a story of a Japanese family set in the 1940s, and
Taiwan director Chang Tso-Chi's "Soul of a Demon" will together
open the 32nd Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 17,
according to the festival Web site.
The festival will wrap up on April 6 with a screening of Martin
Scorsese's "Shine a Light," a documentary about the legendary rock
band The Rolling Stones, and "Coffee or Tea," a movie about a love
triangle co-directed by Hong Kong directors Shu Kei and Kwan
Man-Hin.
An Asian Film Awards gala is scheduled for the festival's
opening day, where "Kabei" director Yoji Yamada will be honored
with a lifetime achievement award.
The HKIFF is one of Asia's most important film events.
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(CRI February 22, 2008)
