114. TIFF38: Sato and Sato (2025) - Interview with Director Chihiro Amano
Description
While attending the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, Ben was able to interview director Chihiro Amano for her film Sato and Sato.
Sato and Sato covers the 15 year span of a relationship as it slowly unravels, covering marriage, parenting, and the ways relationships morph over time. In our short interview, we talk about changing gender dynamics as depicted in Amano’s film, how she worked with her cast to create the characters and relationship, and find a little resonance with other Deep Cut director Chantal Akerman.
Special thanks to the festival team for arranging the interview and guiding me around the festival, and to the provided interpreter, Ninomiya Yukako.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:44 Interview: Same last names
03:50 Working with the cast
07:47 Women’s empowerment
09:49 Spoiler
10:40 Male insecurity
12:44 What is love?
13:56 Outro
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