A Film by Takeshi Fukunaga
AINU MOSIR is the award-winning feature film directed and written by Takeshi Fukunaga (“Out Of My Hand”). Recognized with a special jury mention at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, AINU MOSIR is Fukunaga’s second feature film. His first film, OUT OF MY HAND, was also distributed through ARRAY Releasing in 2015. Set in northern Japan’s Hokkaido community, 14-year-old indigenous Ainu teen Kanto (Kanto Shimokura) searches for a spiritual connection with his recently deceased father with the help of a family friend. Torn between maintaining the tradition of his ancestors and lured by the mysteries of adulthood, Kanto is on a journey to find his sense of self.
Directed by Takeshi Fukunaga • Screenplay by Takeshi Fukunaga • Produced by Eric Nyari and Harue Miyake
Writer-director Takeshi Fukunaga demonstrates an admirable control of mood
Ainu Mosir
A Film by Takeshi Fukunaga
AINU MOSIR is the award-winning feature film directed and written by Takeshi Fukunaga (“Out Of My Hand”). Recognized with a special jury mention at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, AINU MOSIR is Fukunaga’s second feature film. His first film, OUT OF MY HAND, was also distributed through ARRAY Releasing in 2015. Set in northern Japan’s Hokkaido community, 14-year-old indigenous Ainu teen Kanto (Kanto Shimokura) searches for a spiritual connection with his recently deceased father with the help of a family friend. Torn between maintaining the tradition of his ancestors and lured by the mysteries of adulthood, Kanto is on a journey to find his sense of self.
Directed by Takeshi Fukunaga • Screenplay by Takeshi Fukunaga • Produced by Eric Nyari and Harue Miyake
Writer-director Takeshi Fukunaga demonstrates an admirable control of mood
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You Have 7 New Netflix Treats To Binge This Weekend — Here’s What’s Worth Watching
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has dropped a trailer and a poster for the upcoming coming-of-age drama Ainu Mosir (“the quiet earth where humans dwell”) directed by Takeshi Fukunaga. The film is set to debut on Netflix and in select theaters on November 17.
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The gently observed drama “Ainu Mosir” unfolds in Hokkaido, a northern island of Japan, where a community of Ainu people live and work in a small town.
‘Ainu Mosir’ Trailer: Takeshi Fukunaga’s Coming-Of-Age Drama Spotlights Struggle Of Cultural Preservation In Modern Society
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has dropped a trailer and a poster for the upcoming coming-of-age drama Ainu Mosir (“the quiet earth where humans dwell”) directed by Takeshi Fukunaga. The film is set to debut on Netflix and in select theaters on November 17.