Close-Knit 彼らが本気で編むときは、

Monday March 18, 2019 7:00 PM

@Western Film, 2nd Fl University Community Centre

FREE ADMISSION, RSVP recommended
Open to students, faculty, staff & public

Directed by Naoko Ogigami

2017, (127 minutes) Japanese with English subtitles

After being abandoned by her mother, 11-year-old Tomo is taken in by her uncle Makio and his girlfriend Rinko. Rinko is a transgendered woman with a heart of gold. Close-knit offers a heart-warming reflection on discrimination and ignorance and, more importantly, on the true meaning of family. Plus lots of knitting!

Director Naoko Ogigami is one of the next wave of pre-eminent female filmmakers from Japan. Films also directed by her include Megane, Rent-A-Cat, Toilet, Kamome Diner, Go Go Haiku Girl and Yoshino’s Barber.

Co-presented by University of Western Ontario, Department of English and Writing Studies, The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and The Japan Foundation, Toronto

DIRECTIONS TO CINEMA and MAP here >

Western Film is located on the second level of the University Community Centre. The UCC is located roughly at the corner of Western road and Elgin drive. Western Film offers free parking for its movie patrons.

McKellar Room, 2nd Floor, UCC, 519-661-3616

(c) 2017 “Close-Knit” Film Partners