There's a small district called Koma in Sakurai City, Nara.
The name Koma has its origin from Goguryeo, the ancient Korean kingdom.
I didn't know it.
And I got an offer to make a film from Korea.
What a coincidence!
Moreover, the scroll picture hanged quietly on the wall in a temple of Koma was once owned by the king of Goguryeo!
The village woman, acted by Nakamura Yuko, plays a Noh dance.
The title of the Noh dance is "Miwa."
Incidentally again, the village is located at the foot of Mt. Miwa.
Kitamura Kazuki (he played a man of the third generation of Japanese-Korean) has been pretty busy acting for the Taiga Drama, but willingly attended the premiere screening in Korea...

I think we completed this film excellently thanks to many coincidental happenings and exciting experiences throughout the production.

In Japan, I'd like to premiere the film in Sakurai!
And so, we decided to organize the screening on July 4 and 5.
Please come and enjoy the film.

There are still lots of mysterious and fantastic places in Nara if you head for the mid-south area.
GW is already over, but it's great to spend your weekdays in Nara; it's like your only hide-out.

The picture was taken in Jeonju of Korea.
Horii-kun (worrying about the size of his belly), who took care of us for the project in Sakurai, also visited Korea with us (next to him is our staff Kanae-chan).



Kitamura-kun and Yuko-chan enjoying Korea.