A Story Sewn and Bound with
a Red Thread
A Story Sewn and Bound with
a Red Thread
Directed by YURIA MATSUSHITA Costume Design by ERIKA MATSUSHITA Inspired by SHUJI TERAYAMA
give me back
myself
Directed by YURIA MATSUSHITA
Costume Design by ERIKA MATSUSHITA
Inspired by SHUJI TERAYAMA
Give me back myself
NNW International Film Festival: Jury's Special Award
London Best Female Actress Award: WINNER
NNW International Film Festival: Jury's Special Award
London Best Female Actress Award: WINNER
A beautiful movie haiku telling a story of four young sisters and the relationship with their mother.
I think we need a movie like this in this era.
NNW International Film Festival 2020, Poland
International Feature Film Competition: Jury's Special Award
-Director Lech Majewski
The feelings that are released in this dreamlikeworld, reflect the freedom and flexibility of senses that are still in the process of development.
-Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival
FILM "A Story Sewn and Bound with a Red Thread"
SCREENING + AFTER PARTY
FAKIE STANCE THEATRE
2023. 10. 21 Sat
OPEN 18:00 START 19:30 AFTER PARTY 21:15
【food & drink/pepps on the table】
PLACE ：FAKIE STANCE THEATRE
TICKET：Adults AD 1,500yen（DAY 1,700yen）
Students AD 500yen（DAY 700yen）
SEATS：30
◉Those wearing red will receive an original TORANOKO P. A. C postcard.
AFTER PARTY：21:15 START
"Snack SAYONARA NO SHIRO" opens "One night's dream".
A collaboration between FAKIE STANCE THEATRE and the film "A Story Sewn and Bound with a Red Thread" at the "former cinema site" has been accomplished!
The "Snack SAYONARA NO SHIRO" from the film will be open for one night only.
On the day of the event, the snack's mama will welcome you on the night of the event!
The world of a Red Thread will feature a photo spot, food and drinks, a poster and costume exhibition, talk events and more! After watching the film, please come to the one-night-only snack bar to expand the world of the film.
Cannes Film Awards
Best Feature Film
Cannes Film Awards is international film festival that celebrates film, filmmakers, producers, musicans, actors, screenwriters, photographers and the arts. The festival will take place from July 8-10, 2022 in the Art Gallery Cannes Côte d'Azur, in Cannes. We will screen the best films, music videos and photos from the festival.
I’m Cinderella
It’s midnight
I ran away
Leaving a glass slipper
Left behind a glass slipper
A prince is standing and holding it
Good bye to
My childhood
In my house
Mothers are watching TV
Everything is just a lie
There is no Cinderella anywhere
INTRODUCTION
Goodbye.
My days of innocence.
This beautiful poem by Shuji Terayama is pivotal to our movie.
It’s the story of 4 young girls who immerse themselves in the world of fantasy and fairy tales to escape their dismal lives.
Our film is based on a true story, and is set in the 1970’s in the very pretty countryside of Japan’s Shikoku Island – where we grew up.
This film explores the complex world of children through fairy tales.
BUT this is not just a children’s film - it’s a film about childhood innocence set amidst the harsh reality of family problems, illness and betrayal.
AND it’s about how a child’s world of innocence can sometimes have dire consequences…
Director YURIA MATSUSHITA
This is the story of four beautiful and creative young girls who live with their father and stepmother. The father is a bright and learned man whilst the very attractive stepmother is selfish and unfaithful.
The conditions of their home life deteriorate after the father falls gravely ill. The stepmother spends more and more time away from the family home, money is scarce and the young girls must work long hours to support the family. The girls believe their stepmother is neglecting their sick father.
Like many children, the girls like to read fairy tales and they often dream of a better life. They use their imagination to create a fantasy world based on the fairy tales they had read. They loved the stories and poetry they had read in their father’s book collection, and they especially loved Cinderella and other literary works of Shuji Terayama.
As the girls home life gets harder and the relationship with their stepmother worsens the girls spend more and more time in their make believe world where fairy tales can have a happy conclusion. The girls desperately want to reconnect their parents by forcing the stepmother to care more for their father. They feel they have no other choice than to take drastic action.
The sisters could only see one way to gain their freedom. It was a choice between life and death. Theirs was an act of love for their father and for each other, not of rebellion or desperation, just of love.
98min/COLOR/JAPAN
Directed and Written by YURIA MATSUSHITA
Costume Design ERIKA MATSUSHITA
Inspired by SHUJI TERAYAMA
Produced by TORANOKO Performing Arts Company
Music by MAGDALENA ZUK
Cinematography by PAHURAK KONG
Gaffer MILO
Ikebana Decorator BAIKO KURIBAYASHI (Ikebana Sogetsu)
Sound Design by CHALERMRAT KAWEEWATTANA
Main Titles Design by KOJI YAMAMURA
CAST
CHISATO KAMEOKA, SOYOKA KAN,
NOE HAYASHI, YUZUKI SHINMARU,
RII ISHIHARA, YURI YAMAMURA,
ERIKA MATSUSHITA, KOHEI ANDO
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Terayama World KOHEI ANDO-Professor Emeritus at Waseda University
SUPPORTED BY
Embassy of the Republic of Poland Polish Cultural Information Centre Toon City Ehime Prefecture
STORY
I would never be fooled by the fairly tale!
Not a dream
ABOUT
SHUJI TERAYAMA
1935-1983. Poet and playwright. Terayama attracted attention as a gifted poet after his days at Aomori High School and Waseda University. He was active in various fields such as drama, scripts, novels, and reviews. He formed the theatrical experimentation studio Tenjosajiki in 1967 with the painter Tadanori Yokoo and others, and its avant-garde style enjoyed great response at home and abroad.
He also exhibited talent as a movie director and has produced ambitious movies such as Den-en ni shisu (To Die in the Country), Kusa Meikyu (Grass Labyrinth), and Saraba hakobune (Farewell to the Ark).
