Renoir - 2025 Asian Film Festival Film

🎞 Film:
Renoir (2025) — a beautifully photographed, emotionally rich coming-of-age drama set in suburban Tokyo in 1987. Film is 118 mins long, Japanese but subtitled.
📝 Synopsis (without major spoilers):
11-year-old Fuki lives in a Tokyo suburb in the summer of ’87. Her father is battling cancer, her mother is juggling work and worry, and Fuki finds herself increasingly distanced from the world of adults — retreating into her own inner life, fantasies, and a subtle undercurrent of telepathic curiosity.
The film explores family, grief, disconnection, and the strange ways children make sense of the adult world.
😮 Why you’ll love it / what to look for:

• A rich 1980s Tokyo setting (bubble-economy Japan) that underpins the emotional weight of the story.
• A sensitive performance by newcomer Yui Suzuki (as Fuki) and a mature directorial voice from Hayakawa.
• A film that blends realism and quiet fantasy — subtle, contemplative, and visually thoughtful.
• Great springboard for discussion: how do children perceive adult crises? What does isolation feel like? How does setting (time + place) shape our internal experience?

🗣 Post-screening discussion:
Let’s chat about:

• Which scenes stood out and why?
• The role of memory, fantasy, and “telepathy” (real or metaphorical) in the film.
• The era of the film: 1987 Japan — what does that add to the story?
• Connections to our own childhoods: how we filtered adult worries through our small worlds.
• Visual & sonic atmosphere: how did the film use setting, light, sound?

🍿 Perks & Extras:

• Bring your favorite 80s throwback snack – think Japanese candies, soda pop, etc.
• We’ll have comfortable seating & free popcorn.
• Optional: come in an 80s-inspired outfit (bonus fun if you feel like it!)
• Arrive early for pre-movie socializing & to pick your ideal seat.

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Feel free to bring a friend who loves thoughtful, character-driven cinema.
Looking forward to a relaxed & meaningful evening of film, popcorn, nostalgia, and good conversation. See you there!

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