KATHPUTALI: The Angel of the Himalayas (2016)
Leading Nepalese film scholar and Tokyo University of Information Sciences professor Ito Toshiaki serves as the first Japanese director and screenplay writer for a Nepalese film in this mid-length feature film. Screened in Kathmandu and recipient of the National Film Award from the Nepal government and the Nepal Short Film Critic's Award. A couple visits a mountain village in Nepal to put on a puppet theater performance. A young boy named Ramesh is brought to the festival being held in the village by his grandma Maya. There, he meets a girl named Nisha who wears the same ethnic attire as his grandmother.
Director:
Ito Toshiaki
Writer:
Toshiaki Ito
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Ganesh Man Lama as Ramesh |
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Kangan lama as Nisha |
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Mithila Sharma as Radhika |
| Art | Zivesh Yonjan | Assistant Decorator |
| Crew | Ajit Bhattarai | Cinematography |
| Production | Ito Toshiaki | Producer |
| Directing | Ito Toshiaki | Director |
| Sound | Prakash Gurung | Music |
| Sound | Deep Tulhadar | Sound |
| Writing | Toshiaki Ito | Screenplay |