Movie Description

Kathputali Kaze no mura no densetsu

Kathputali Kaze no mura no densetsu

(2016)

Overview

Leading Nepalese film scholar and Tokyo University of Information Sciences professor Ito Toshiaki serves as the first Japanese director and screenplay writer for a Nepalese film in this mid-length feature film. Screened in Kathmandu and recipient of the National Film Award from the Nepal government and the Nepal Short Film Critic's Award. A couple visits a mountain village in Nepal to put on a puppet theater performance. A young boy named Ramesh is brought to the festival being held in the village by his grandma Maya. There, he meets a girl named Nisha who wears the same ethnic attire as his grandmother.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleKathputali Kaze no mura no densetsu

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2016-04-23

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 51m

Homepagehttp://www.rsch.tuis.ac.jp/~ito/kathputali

Production CompaniesFilm creation Nepal

Genres

  • Drama
  • Mystery