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Sunday 24 September 2023

Discover the traditional art form of sumi-e painting through The Lines That Define Me at the Japanese Film Festival - Australia!

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that Define Me” FILM PARTNERS

After witnessing Sosuke’s first intimate encounter with a sumi-e painting, ink-painting master Kozan Shinoda spontaneously invites him to become his pupil and introduces him to the delicate, emotional power of bleeding ink.

Overcome by the recent loss of his family, the chance gradually offers Sosuke a new path by which to ruminate on the dichotomising beauty of nature and ritualise his grief and self-expression.

Stunningly captured, the tempo of the strokes and their delivery invigorate the sumi-e performances, offering a window into the traditional intergenerational sensibilities of Japanese artistic disciplines.

With the filming taking place in Shiga Prefecture, consider a trip to this beautiful region and explore some of its highlights, including the beautifully preserved merchant town of Omihachiman located on the shore of Lake Biwa, and Hikone Castle, one of the few fully intact, original Japanese castles overlooking the picturesque lake on the eastern shore.

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