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After Yuki & Nina in the 2009 Kplus programme, Nobuhiro Suwa returns to the Generation programme with another film. His new film Kaze No Denwa is in the 14+ programme. The day after the world premiere he takes a whole hour for Clara and me to answer our questions about the shooting process, the situation in Japan and other things. We make ourselves comfortable in the lounge of the Hotel Berlin, Berlin and exchange thoughts about Kaze No Denwa, Japan and the world with nice background music, while Isabelle kindly translates for us. Free Generation Reporters : How did the film team come together and how did you find Serena Motola, Haru's actress? Nobuhiro Suwa : It has been 18 years since I shot my last film in Japan. Since 2002, I have actually only worked with French producers. So I didn't know most of my new colleagues before. It was all very exciting and I was quite nervous, but everything went well. We did a casting for Haru, several girls showed up, but in the end ...

Devoured by the raging floods. The tsunami took everything from Haru. 
A blurred photo is all she has left of her family who have disappeared forever. Haru has no support, no one gives her security or even constant love. In silence, she wanders aimlessly. Once she screams all her suffering out into the world, it feels incredibly raw and real. Haru is played by Serena Motola, who gives her role a melancholic beauty and depth. When Haru speaks, one listens to her words, however ordinary they may seem at first. Haru is still a child, she thinks like a child, cries like a child and yet suffers like any other human being. Sadness and pain fill her soul. But her mind is not as closed as her introverted appearance might suggest. Without shyness, but also without a real alternative, she meets different people on her journey through the country, who all give her something to take with her on her journey. She is given affection and warmth. These encounters may be constructed and unreali...

KAZE NO DENWA Voices in the Wind Regie Nobuhiro Suwa Japan 2020 Produktion Eiji Izumi Buch Kyoko Inukai, Nobuhiro Suwa Kamera Takahiro Haibara Montage Takashi Sato Musik Hiroko Sebu mit Serena Motola, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tomokazu Miura, Makiko Watanabe, Mirai Yamamoto Japanisch engl. UT · 139 Min. So. 23.02. 20:00 Uhr Urania Mi. 26.02. 20:00 Uhr Cubix 8 Do. 27.02. 16:00 Uhr Urania So. 01.03. 20:00 Uhr Cubix 8 Auf der Suche nach Antworten begibt sich die 17-jährige Haru auf eine lange Reise durch das Land zu dem Ort, an dem 2011 der Tsunami ihren Bruder und die Eltern mit sich riss. Der Roadtrip führt die vom Verlust Gezeichnete von Hiroshima über Tokio und Fukushima bis nach Ōtsuchi, wo das Haus ihrer Familie stand. Unterwegs: Begegnungen mit anderen Menschen, anderen Geschichten, anderen Leben und anderen Verlusten. Landschaften und Gesichter. Am Ende der Reise, inmitten eines blühenden Gartens in dem noch immer versehrten Küstenort, steht ein Tele...