The Crying Wind (2004)
- Original title
- 風音
- Directed by
- Yōichi Higashi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two young boys in Okinawa become captivated by local legends about a skull from a kamikaze pilot's plane. The story follows their curiosity and the quiet impact of the war's lingering shadows on their childhood.
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What happens
Fuon (Japanese: 風音), also known as The Crying Wind, is a 2004 Japanese coming of age drama film directed by Yōichi Higashi. It was adapted by Shun Medoruma from two of his own short stories, "Kazane" and "Utsumi". The film tells the story of two young boys in Okinawa who are fascinated by local tales of the "Crying Head", the skull of a kamikaze pilot shot down in World War II. It stars Muneo Uema (a non-professional actor) in the lead role, in addition to Haruko Kato, Miho Tsumiki, Ken Mitsuishi and Saburo Kitamura. Takashi Hirayasu and the group Taraf de Haïdouks co-composed the film's score. Fuon premiered at the 27th Montreal World Film Festival before being theatrically released by SIGLO Ltd. on July 31, 2004, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Install (2004)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.