On April 10, during a press meeting at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, when asked about his favorite Vietnamese director, Hirokazu Kore-eda said: `There aren’t many Vietnamese films shown in Japan, so I haven’t had the opportunity to
Hirokazu Kore-eda and Tran Anh Hung at Cannes Film Festival 2023
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda and Tran Anh Hung at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Video: France TV
Through the works The Smell of Green Papaya and Cyclo by Tran Anh Hung, Kore-eda learned more about Vietnamese cinema and people.
Kore-eda started making films at the same time as his friend.
After the premiere of The Pot-au-Feu – directed by Tran Anh Hung – at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, the two hugged each other to congratulate.
Before that, Kore-eda took a flight to Vietnam to attend the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF), on the evening of April 9.
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.
The first-time director came to Vietnam at the invitation of the founder of the Busan Film Festival (Korea) Kim Dong Ho, who is also the honorary president of HIFF.
For him, the first film festival does not necessarily have to bring together many famous works, because the event is a process of interaction and exchange with people working in the film industry.
Kore-eda believes that the government should support crews in finding contexts and logistics to build Ho Chi Minh City into a film city, friendly to filmmakers.
In addition to the press meeting, Kore-eda went to the Ho Chi Minh City Theater to watch the movie Broker and interact with nearly 500 audiences on the evening of April 10.
Hirokazu Kore-eda, 62 years old, is one of the most outstanding representatives of contemporary Japanese cinema.
‘Broker’ – Faith in kindness
Trailer for the movie `Broker`.
Tran Anh Hung is the same age as Kore-eda, and settled in France after 1975. The director attended the prestigious École Louis-Lumière film school.