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Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
Ora ora de hitori igumo, おらおらでひとりいぐも
Director OKITA Shuichi
Cast TANAKA Yuko, AOI Yu
UK Premiere, 2020, 138 min, English Subtitles
Septuagenarian housewife, Momoko (TANAKA Yuko), has led a good life, having fled from the Japanese countryside to thriving Tokyo in the year of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and having married the love of her life with whom she raised two children. But after her plans of spending her golden years with her husband are dashed due to his sudden death, Momoko is forced to live alone. Mysterious figures and voices appear before her and liven up Momoko’s life, sometimes with song and dance.
Directing this adaptation of the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel, won by the author WAKATAKE Chisako at the age of 63, OKITA Shuichi (a previous guest speaker of this programme) explores what loneliness means in modern life, particularly for older people. In a thoroughly fun and charming style, he portrays the immeasurable positivity of a woman determined to live on and enjoy her old age.
Past screenings
- Phoenix Leicester Saturday 5 February, 19:30
- Eden Court Sunday 6 February, 17:00
- Depot Wednesday 9 February, 13:30
- Depot Wednesday 9 February, 20:00
- ICA Saturday 12 February, 18:00
- Downing College (Cambridge Film Trust) Sunday 20 February, 15:30
- HOME Monday 28 February, 17:40
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre Wednesday 2 March, 19:00
- Dundee Contemporary Arts Thursday 3 March, 10:30
- Exeter Phoenix Wednesday 9 March, 19:00
- Queen's Film Theatre Saturday 12 March, 14:45
- Plymouth Arts Cinema Tuesday 15 March, 17:30
- Firstsite Saturday 19 March, 13:00
- Broadway Sunday 20 March, 17:15
- Showroom Cinema Tuesday 22 March, 17:45
- Hyde Park Picture House Sunday 27 March, 18:00