Tokyo International Film Festival | Palm of the Hand Stories

Japanese Eyes

Palm of the Hand Stories

World Premiere

Four ephemeral and glorious stories just like a canopy and the falling of dirty blossoms.

©Palm of the Hand Stories Film Partners

2009 Japan

10/18 20:20 - 22:30　（Open20:00）

Roppongi　[TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN6]

Guest (tentative):Greetings from the stage:Takushi Tsubokawa(Director/Screenplay/Producer) , Nobuyuki Miyake(Director/Screenplay) , Tsukasa Kishimoto(Director/Screenplay) , Yuya Takahashi(Director/Screenplay) , Riza Seimiya(Actress) , Syungiku Uchida(Actress) , Yoko Hoshi(Actress) , Tomoharu Hasegawa(Actor) , Kagrra,(Theme Song)
Q&A:Takushi Tsubokawa(Director/Screenplay/Producer) , Nobuyuki Miyake(Director/Screenplay) , Tsukasa Kishimoto(Director/Screenplay) , Yuya Takahashi(Director/Screenplay)

Please note that the stage appearances of guests and scheduled closing time of the show may change according to circumstances.

Advanced Ticket ¥1300

Ticket PIA　P Code 560-422 TEL 0570-02-9999

LAWSON Ticket　L Code 39554 TEL 0570-000-407

Ticket at door ¥1500

Ticket PIA P Code 560-422 TEL 0570-02-9999

SOLD OUT

10/24 20:40 - 22:50　（Open20:20）

Roppongi　[TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN6]

Guest (tentative):Greetings from the stage:Takushi Tsubokawa(Director/Screenplay/Producer) , Nobuyuki Miyake(Director/Screenplay) , Yuya Takahashi(Director/Screenplay) , Riza Seimiya(Actress) , Syungiku Uchida(Actress) , Yoko Hoshi(Actress) , Mami Nakamura(Actress) , Nahana(Actress) , Moeki Tsuruoka(Actress), Kagrra,(Theme Song)
Q&A:Takushi Tsubokawa(Director/Screenplay/Producer) , Nobuyuki Miyake(Director/Screenplay) , Tsukasa Kishimoto(Director/Screenplay) , Yuya Takahashi(Director/Screenplay)

Please note that the stage appearances of guests and scheduled closing time of the show may change according to circumstances.
Please be forewarned that Tsukasa Kishimoto(Director/Screenplay) has been cancelled.

Advanced Ticket ¥1300

Ticket PIA　P Code 560-422 TEL 0570-02-9999

LAWSON Ticket　L Code 39554 TEL 0570-000-407

Ticket at door ¥1500

Ticket PIA P Code 560-422 TEL 0570-02-9999

SOLD OUT

* Festival schedule is subject to change.

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Director:Takushi Tsubokawa, Nobuyuki Miyake, Tsukasa kishimoto, Yuya Takahashi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Yu Kashii, Seizi Fukushi

[Introduction]
Palm of the Hand Stories is collection of a short stories consisting of 122 short stories. Four young filmmakers now bring the best of this collection to a new type of omnibus film.

[Synopsis]
The first story The man who does not laugh is about a writer and his bedridden wife who always asks her husband to pat her legs. The second story Thank you is of a prostitute Kikuko who remembers the day when she was sold to this town, the bus she rode and it’s driver Arigatosan. The protagonist of the third story Japanese Anna gets his wallet lifted by a young Russian girl. He rents the room right next to hers and is mesmerized by her peeping into her room. The fourth story is Immortality. An old man remembers his teenage years sitting under the tree that his girlfriend committed suicide under.

80min. Japanese Color,B&W 35mm

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