JAPANESE SHORT FILM SERIES: BORN, BONE, BOON
Synopsis
It is the anniversary of the death of the wife and mother of an Okinawan family, and the Shinjos have congregated back on the island for practicing the ritual bone washing, which involves the exhumation of the corpse and the washing of the bones. Along with the ritual comes the travails, challenges, and circumstances of the family.
Director's biography
Gori appeared mostly on TV programs and then expanded his career as an actor. In 2006, he made his directorial debut with the short film Detective Bogie. His work Born, Bone, Boon (2016) won the Japan Competition Grand Prix at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) 2017 and the Audience Award at the Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2017. His second feature film, Born, Bone, Born (2018) won the Audience Award at Japan Cuts in New York and numerous other awards at international film festivals.