Felice… Felice… (1998)
Tragic love story about the photographer and explorer Felice Beato who travelled back to Japan in 1895 to seek his former wife O-Kiku. On the way he describes in a nostalgic letter to his brother how much he yearns for his lost love O-Kiku and how impotent he feels in an ancient Japan subject to rapid change. The journey takes him to Nagasaki and Moji, Onomichi, Mount Fuji, Yokohama and Tokyo. Places he once visited with his beloved and where he now no longer understands the people. Felice...Felice... is inspired by hand-coloured nineteenth century photos taken by e.g. Felice Beato, Sjimooka Renjo and Baron von Stilfried. In this film, shot entirely in a studio, the photos depict Felice's journey. Awarded the Golden Calf for Best Feature film in 1998. (NFF)
Director: Peter Delpeut
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Johan Leysen as Felice Beato |
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Toshie Ogura as Ume |
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Rina Yasami as O-Take |
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Noriko Sasaki as Hana |
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Yoshi Oida as Matsukichi |
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Togo Igawa as Kurosu |
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Keiko Miyamoto as Innkeeper |
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Yoshi Ota as Ueno |
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Noriko Proett as O-Koma |
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Rika Okemoto as O-Tae |
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Megumi Shimanuki as Kimiyo |
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Kumi Nakamura as O-Kiku |
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Kyomi Yui as Model |
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Peter Kho Sin Kie as Man in rain |
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Daichi Taneko as Playing boy |
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Machiko Okemoto as Playing boy |
| Directing | Peter Delpeut | Director |
| Camera | Walther van den Ende | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Peter Delpeut | Scenario Writer |
| Production | Suzanne van Voorst | Producer |
| Production | Pieter van Huystee | Producer |
| Editing | Menno Boerema | Editor |
| Art | Vincent de Pater | Production Design |
| Sound | Loek Dikker | Music |
