On the occasion of Insomniacs After School screening at Fantasia, Chihiro Ikeda talks to Panos Kotzathanasis about adapting the particular novel, her cooperation with Nana Mori and Daiken Okudaira, introvert and non-introvert characters in Japanese cinema, the hardest scene to shoot, the cinematography of the movie and other topics.
Asian Movie Pulse Video Interviews: Chihiro Ikeda talks to Panos Kotzathanasis
July 28, 2023
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Adriana Rosati
On paper I am an Italian living in London, in reality I was born and bread in a popcorn bucket. I've loved cinema since I was a little child and I’ve always had a passion and interest for Asian (especially Japanese) pop culture, food and traditions, but on the cinema side, my big, first love is Hong Kong Cinema. Then - by a sort of osmosis - I have expanded my love and appreciation to the cinematography of other Asian countries. I like action, heroic bloodshed, wu-xia, Shaw Bros (even if it’s not my specialty), Anime, and also more auteur-ish movies. Anything that is good, really, but I am allergic to rom-com (unless it’s a HK rom-com, possibly featuring Andy Lau in his 20s)"