The Venice International Film Festival in Italy, one of the three major film festivals in the world, has begun, and the animated film "Inu-Oh" directed by Masaaki Yuasa has been nominated in the category that collects innovative works.
The 78th Venice International Film Festival began on the 1st with filmmakers from all over the world.
This year, there are no entries from Japan in the competition category for the highest award, but the anime movie "Inu-Oh" directed by Masaaki Yuasa has been nominated for the "Orizonti category", which is a collection of innovative works and works by young directors. I am.
This work is based on the true story of the Nogaku artist "Inu-Oh" who was active in the Muromachi period, and is based on the novel "Heike Monogatari Inu-Oh no Maki" written by the writer Hideo Furukawa. This is a musical movie that depicts the friendship of Inu-Oh, who makes people enthusiastic with songs and dances.
In addition to this, a panel discussion of female film directors who fled Afghanistan under the seizure of power by armed groups Tullivan is scheduled at the film festival, and the situation deteriorated rapidly in the early stages of the spread of the new corona virus in northern Italy. A movie depicting Afghanistan will also be screened.
The festival will be held until the 11th of this month, and the winning films will be announced on the final day.