Felice… Felice… 26 years old

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)

Credits

Togo Igawa as Kurosu

Yoshi Oida as

Johan Leysen as Felice Beato

Toshie Ogura as

Felice… Felice… Cast

Name	Character
Togo Igawa He was 51, now 78 years old	as Kurosu
Yoshi Oida He was 64, now 91 years old
Johan Leysen He was 47, now 74 years old	as Felice Beato
Toshie Ogura

Felice… Felice… Crew

Name	Department
Walther van den Ende as Cinematography. He was 50 (now 77) years old	Crew
Peter Delpeut as Director. He was 42 (now 68) years old	Directing

Felice… Felice… (26 years)

Release day: Thursday, February 05, 1998
Runtime: 99 minutes