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Café Lumière
by Hou_Hsiao-Hsien

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Café Lumière (珈琲時光, Kōhī Jikō) is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien for Shochiku as homage to Yasujiro Ozu, with direct reference to the late master's Tokyo Story (1953). It premiered at a festival commemorating the centenary of Ozu's birth. Many critics hailed the film reminiscent of Ozu's works as an artistically significant step for Hou, and it was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice Film Festival.The story revolves around a young Japanese woman (played by Yo Hitoto) doing research on Taiwanese composer Jiang Wen-Ye, whose work is featured on the soundtrack. The late composer's Japanese wife and daughter also make appearances as themselves.

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Language: Japanese

Year of production: 2003

Length: 103 min.

Country: Japan

Directors:

Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Producers:

Ching-Song Liao, Hideji Miyajima, Fumiko Osaka, Ichirô Yamamoto

Actors:

Yo Hitoto, Tadanobu Asano, Masato Hagiwara, Kimiko Yo, Nenji Kobayashi

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