Overview

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)

Top Cast

Johan Leysen

Felice Beato

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Toshie Ogura

Ume

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Rina Yasami

O-Take

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Noriko Sasaki

Hana

Yoshi Oida

Matsukichi

Togo Igawa

Kurosu

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Keiko Miyamoto

Innkeeper

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Yoshi Ota

Ueno

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Noriko Proett

O-Koma

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Rika Okemoto

O-Tae

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Megumi Shimanuki

Kimiyo

Kumi Nakamura

O-Kiku