Hinokio
111 minutes, 2006
Saturday, October 7, 10:00 am
CinéArts@Sequoia
Saturday, October 7, 12:00 pm
Party at the Outdoor Art Club
FILM AND PARTY $15 adults, $12 children
HINO07P
FILM ONLY $10 adults, $8 children
HINO07S
PARTY ONLY $5 adults, $4 children
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Also See:
Children's Filmfest Opening
CHILDREN'S FILMFEST OPENING • In Japanese with English subtitles • A little robot named Hinokio may be the main character, but the human boy who controls him and sits alone and friendless in his room is the real story. Satoru is heartbroken following a car accident with his mother, in which he saw her die. To help him, his father creates a robot that Satoru, who is wheelchair bound, can control from his room. Going to school and coping with bullies, Hinokio/Satoru almost lives the life of an ordinary schoolboy. But when Jun, a young girl who played mean tricks on him at the beginning of the year, starts to fall in love with the spirit of Hinokio, things begin to change. This finely crafted, enormously warm-hearted special-effects movie was a 20-year dream project for director Takahiko Akiyama, who was the VFX director for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Note: There is some very brief partial nudity. Ages 9+ — J. Morrison
Director: Takahiko Akiyama
Screenwriter: Takahiko Akiyama, Masumi Suetani, Shoji Yonemura
Cinematographer: Masakazu Oka
Editor: Shoichi Ueno
Cast: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kanata Hongo, Mikako Tabe
Print Source:
Shochiku Co. International Division
4-1-1 Tsukiji
Togeki Bldg 12F. Chuoku
Tokyo, 104-8422
Japan
