On the occasion of her film Performing Kaoru’s Funeral screening at Japan Cuts, Noriko Yuasa talks to Panos Kotzathanasis about shooting a film about a funeral, the inspiration behind the characters and the ever-present drunk uncle, the Japanese movie industry, the place of women in local society and #metoo movement her future projects and other topics.
Video Interviews: Noriko Yuasa
July 12, 2024
"Performing Kaoru's Funeral" is screening at Japan Cuts
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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)"