Movie Night "Kaze No Jutan (Wind Carpet)" April 24, 2008

The JCCC is proud to present a very special film about international cooperation on a very human scale. The film is Kaze no Jutan, a 2002 Japan-Iran co-production by famed director Kamal Tabrizi.

Nakata Kinta (Mikuni Rentaro) is planning to reconstruct a legendary festival set in Takayama and decorate it with a Persian rug as the centerpiece. The rug is designed by Nagai Kinue (Kudo Yuki), and will be unveiled to people at the upcoming event. However, Kinue passes away in a car accident right before her husband Makoto (Enoki Takaaki) departs for Iran to pick up the rug. Makoto goes to Iran with their daughter Sakura to meet carpet broker Acbal, but finds out that the rug has not been completed due to some mistakes. Makoto is in the depth of despair and decides to go back to Japan. Acbal’s nephew Ruzbe, knowing the devastation Sakura feels, struggles to set up a team to finish the carpet in 24 hours. During their hard work, Sakura and Ruzbe bond with each other. Casting representative actors from Iran and Japan, Iranian filmmaker Kamal Tabrizi directed this film as a co-production between the two countries.

Date: Thursday April 24, 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Admission: $5 for JCCC members, $7 for non-members

Official Website: http://www.jccc.on.ca/calendar/view_entry.php?id=180&date=20080424