The Tale of Iya
– It was summer when a stranger from Tokyo arrived at “Iya”, where the riches of nature still abou..
It was summer when a stranger from Tokyo arrived at “Iya”, where the riches of nature still abound. This young man, named Kudo, was willing to live his new, self-sufficient life. He was exhausted by city life, and believed this beautiful land would give him some rest. On the contrary, the reality was not as easy as he thought. There was a confliction between a local construction company and a group of nature conservationists. Farmers are trying to save their harvests from harmful animals such as deer and monkeys. People are fighting for their own purposes: to get their job, to save the environment, or to survive.
15 Feb 2013
Japanese
Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Tetsuichirô Tsuta (screenplay), Masaya Kawamura (screenplay), Masayuki Ueda (screenplay)
Rina Takeda, Shima Ohnishi, Min Tanaka, Hitoshi Murakami
As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.
4 wins & 6 nominations.