FILMS 2017
A SPARKLE OF LIFE 燦燦-さんさんー
TUE 5 SEP 6:30PM | |
FISHER & PAYKEL APPLIANCES AUDITORIUM | NO BOOKING REQUIRED |
2013 / 81min. | |
Censors rating: PG |
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(c)Saitama Prefecture/SKIPCITY Sai-No-Kuni Visual Plaza |
STORY
A gentle view on the lives of the elderly, in “A Sparkle of Life”
Tae, a 77-year-old widow, attempts to inject a ‘spark’ into her life and signs up with a matchmaking service in pursuit of a last chance at love. Despite the impending bad dates and the unrelenting opposition from those aroundher, Tae stays in search of her silver-haired knight in shining armour.
A Sparkle of Life is a wonderful romantic comedy by rookie filmmaker Bunji Sotoyama that will make you laugh and cry. Exploring the hopes and dreams of Japan’s aging population, the film was a huge hit in its native Japan and even received praise from Japan’s late theatre director Yukio Ninagawa, who described it as ‘a movie that makes getting old OK.’
TRAILER
CAST & STAFF
Director | Bunji Sotoyama |
Screenplay | Bunji Sotoyama |
Cinematography | Shogo Ueno |
Cast | Kazuko Yoshiyuki / Akira Takarada / Gaku Yamamoto / Kazuko Tauchi |