Award-winning Japanese film “Passage of Life” (2017) to have a limited free screening and talk back at the Cinemalaya 17: Philippine Independent Film Festival.
The Japan Foundation, Manila continues its long-standing partnership with the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival as it brings another award-winning Japanese film accessible for free from August 19 until 21, 2021 as part of the festival’s Allied Screenings section.
“Passage of Life (僕の帰る場所)” (2017) is a story about a Burmese boy living in Japan and how he grows as a human being. The story depicts his experience of a world that lacks reason and his resistance to it, as well as his hatred and love for his family. The film is a Japan-Myanmar co-production that has won several awards such as the Best Asian Future Award at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival, and the Spirit of Asia Award by the Japan Foundation Asia Center to the film’s director Akio Fujimoto.
