Hawaii International Film Fest to feature new film from Katsuhito Ishii

by Chris MaGee

Here's another piece of great news care of Kevin Ouellette at Nippon Cinema. The line-up for the Hawaii International Film Festival and there's a ton of Japanese films represented; Keisuke Yoshida's "Cafe Isobe", Junji Sakamoto's "Children of the Dark" and Kaysuhito Ishii's "Yama no Anata (Darling of the Mountains)" being some of the most notable. The surprise of the fest is that "Yama no Anata" won't be the only offering from Ishii. The director of such zany comedies as "Party 7" and "Funky Forest: The First Contact" will be premiering his new film "Sorasoi" on October 14.

"Sorasoi" follows a group of young men and women who attend a beach front dance academy to rehearse for an upcoming competition. The film shot over the summer in Izu and in Hawaii, but besides the screenings at HIFF there has been no announcement (yet) of a wider release.

To check out more stills from the film like the one above head over to Ishii's Nice Rainbow site here.