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

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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