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Café Lumière is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien released in france in DVD on 20 december 2004 with Tadanobu Asano
Café Lumière (2004)
Kōhī Jikō
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Add to a movie listRelease in DVD in france 20 december 2004
Length 1h43
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
OriginJapon
Genres Drama
Rating67%
Café Lumière (珈琲時光, Kōhī Jikō) is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien for Shochiku as homage to Yasujiro Ozu, with direct reference to the late director's Tokyo Story (1953). It premiered at a festival commemorating the centenary of Ozu's birth. It was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice Film Festival.
Synopsis
The story revolves around Yoko Inoue (played by Yo Hitoto), a young Japanese woman doing research on Taiwanese composer Jiang Wen-Ye, whose work is featured on the soundtrack. The late composer's Japanese wife and daughter also make appearances as themselves.Actors
Tadanobu Asano
(Hajime Takeuchi)
Masato Hagiwara
(Seiji)
Kimiko Yo
(Yoko's Stepmother)
Nenji Kobayashi
(Yoko's Father)
Kimiko Yo
(Yôko no keiba)
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