It is with great sadness that we have just learned of the death at the age of 89 of Kiju Yoshida, considered as the Alain Resnais of the New Wave of Japanese cinema.
The Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul paid tribute to him, in his presence, during its 7th edition in 2001. Francophone and Francophile, extraordinary presence, demanding worker, faithful in friendships, these are the words that spontaneously come to mind to pay a last tribute to this giant of the seventh art, director of a considerable work among which “Coup d'état”, “Femmes en miroir”, “Flamme et femme”, “Histoire écrite par l'eau”, “Onimaru”, “Promesse”, “Éros + Massacre”, … Pax Aeterna.
