Film

Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections

2016 · 1h 58m · Romance · Drama

Living Together in Asia

IMDb

5.9

This omnibus film brings together three globally acclaimed directors from Asia with a common theme 'Living Together in Asia' to depict the lives of characters who journey between Japan, Cambodia, the Philippines and Malaysia. Brillante Mendoza grapples with the issue of loss of national identity and home, with a story set in the Obihiro area of Hokkaido and Manila in the Philippines. Isao Yukisada directs a story in Malaysia where the Japanese army was once stationed but is now home to many Japanese retirees living out their remaining years. An elderly man has parted from his family in Japan to live alone in Penang, but when a new helper comes to the house, he slowly opens his mind and an unexpected bond forms between the two. Finally director Sotho Kulikar conveys a beautiful but heart-rending love story between a Japanese man and Cambodian woman that unfolds across past and present against the backdrop of Cambodia's civil war.

Lou Veloso

Masahiko Tsugawa

Sharifah Amani

Masatoshi Nagase

Masaya Katō

Chumvan Sodhachivy

Osamu Shigematsu

• Kulikar SothoDirector
• Brillante Ma MendozaDirector
• Isao YukisadaDirector

Release date

August 26, 2016

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 58m

Genres

Romance, Drama