Mado (Japan) w/ Q&A
Genre: Social Issue Drama
Duration: 82 mins
Genre: Social Issue Drama
Country: Japan
Year: 2022
Duration: 82 mins
Director: MAO
Language(s): Japanese
Subtitles: English
Producer: Masaki Fujimura
Principal Cast: Masahiko Nishimura / Hako Oshima / Meu Ninomiya / Jigoro / MEGUMI / Ryoko Kobayashi
Q&A w/ Cast Masahiko Nishimura
Synopsis
Starring Masahiko Nishimura, "MADO(Window)" is an extremely closed, socially conscious drama based on a true story of the actual court case known as “Yokohama Secondhand Smoke Trial" in Japan, This is the first feature film directed by a successful commercial director, Mao. Being a son of the plaintiff, he had a great passion for tackling this sensitive issue caused by chemical sensitivities.
It’s also written by Ma＊To, who is Mao’s father and the defendant of the trial.
Family "A" lives in a suburban apartment complex in Japan. Since February 2016, the A's have been suffering from cigarette smoke pollution coming from the apartment of family "B", who live downstairs. They received a medical certificate from their doctor stating that their daughter had developed "multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)", and a lawsuit against B for 45 million yen was initiated.
The plaintiffs "A", a family of 3 left behind by society due to isolation and loneliness, and defendants "B", who are in a different position, with a different way of perceiving and accepting the situation. Through each perspective, the film depicts the various problems and divisions caused by "chemical hypersensitivity".
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Asian World Film Festival
The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF), founded by Kyrgyz public figure Sadyk Sher-Niyaz and overseen by Executive & Program Director Georges N. Chamchoum, brings the very best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles to draw greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers and strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries. Uniting through cross-cultural collaboration, the Festival champions films from over 50 countries across Asia, spanning from Turkey to Japan and from Russia to India and South-East Asia. The Festival is unique in that it predominantly screens Oscar and Golden Globe submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language respectively. All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season and showcased to members of the Motion Picture Academy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration. AWFF is a non-profit organization under Aitysh USA.