MWFF 2014: Cape Nostalgia Special Event

Cape Nostalgia Japanese Film at MWFF 2014

In the evening of August 30, 2014, the Production Team of the Japanese film Cape Nostalgia hosted a special event to promote their film at the Montreal World Film Festival 2014. The lead actors as well as directors and producers were present.

The main attraction of the evening were by far the lead actrice Sayuri Yoshinaga, and the lead actor Hiroshi Abe. They freely interacted with those present at the event answering many questions and comments. 

Sayuri Yoshinaga, with her true and quite surprising Japanese grace and gentleness, was the perfect choice to portray Ensuco, the main heroin from the novel by Akio Morisawa The Teahouse of the Rainbow Cape, on which the film Cape Nostalgia is based. She is also very photogenic, as you can see from the following photos.

The lead actor Hiroshi Abe projects an unusual combination of ruggedness, drama and inner gentleness. You can see this in the following photos. On one to the left he has a radiant, gentle and friendly smile. On the other to the right he was caught, even during a very tranquil reception, with a very intense, dramatic, and absorbed-introspective expression. That expression tells me he is capable of portraying real drama on the screen, and I only hope that some director will cast him for just such a dramatic role to reveal fully this actor's true talent and potential.

The evening also featured Japanese food.

And then there was a special Cape Nostalgia cake. The cake cutting ceremony was graced by the lovely Sayuri Yoshinaga.

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You can read about Cape Nostalgia film in my post here.

This film won two prizes at the Montreal World Film Festival 2014. Read about it here.

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Top image courtesy of MWFF.

All other photos in this article by Nadia Slejskova.

©2014 Nadia Slejskova