Program
The Chatterboxes
Film | Invitation Category
143 min
Presentation Languages: Japanese Sign Language, Japanese, Kurdish (Planned)
Interpretation/Subtitles: International Sign, Japanese Sign Language, Japanese (Spoken/Text), English (Text)
Presentation Languages: Japanese Sign Language, Japanese, Kurdish (Planned)
Interpretation/Subtitles: International Sign, Japanese Sign Language, Japanese (Spoken/Text), English (Text)
Screening Time
Sun, Nov 9, 12:45 PM, followed by post-screening talk with the director
Screening Location
ZA-KOENJI | ZA-KOENJI ２
Admission
Adult ¥1,500 Child ¥1,000
"The Chatterboxes"
Director: Ken Kawai
Cast: Itsuki Nagai, Kazuyoshi Kezuka, Ouki Fukuda, Yıldırım Fırat, Murat Çiçek, Hideaki Nasu, Akito Imai, Shunya Itabashi, Karin Ono
2025 | Japan | 143 min | Preview Screening
Languages: Japanese, Japanese Sign Language, Kurdish
Subtitles: Japanese(with audio description), English, and others
Cast: Itsuki Nagai, Kazuyoshi Kezuka, Ouki Fukuda, Yıldırım Fırat, Murat Çiçek, Hideaki Nasu, Akito Imai, Shunya Itabashi, Karin Ono
2025 | Japan | 143 min | Preview Screening
Languages: Japanese, Japanese Sign Language, Kurdish
Subtitles: Japanese(with audio description), English, and others
In a city that attracts minorities, the Koga family—a Deaf father and younger brother who have lived there for years—find themselves in conflict with a newly arrived Kurdish family due to a minor misunderstanding. Natsumi, the Koga family's only hearing daughter, and Hiwa, the only Kurdish family member who speaks Japanese, are brought in as interpreters for their respective families. The two gradually become drawn to each other, but the conflict between their families only deepens. One day, a doodle drawn by Shun, the Koga family's younger brother, escalates the small dispute into an issue that engulfs the entire city.
Content Advisory
Please note that due to artistic direction, some parts of the film may not have subtitles.
For those who request the audio description
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- This film is compatible with the "UDCast MOVIE" app. To use it, please bring a compatible mobile device and earphones.
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- If you need to borrow audio description device or you need guidance from the station to the venue, please submit a request below.
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- Please note that the audio description provided are in Japanese created by the production companies.
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- Caregivers are admitted free of charge up to one person per attendee.
For other information regarding accessibility
Please refer to our dedicated "Accessibility" page for more details.It is scheduled to be released in August.
Regarding the Post-Screening Talk
A post-screening talk with the director and cast members of the film, as introduced below, is scheduled to follow the screening.
Ken Kawai
Born in Osaka in 1989, Ken Kawai is a CODA (Child of Deaf Adult). After graduating from the Japan Institute of the Moving Image, he worked as an assistant director for filmmakers such as Tomoyuki Takimoto, Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, and Yu Irie. His independent film "From Here to Nowhere" (2012) was selected for the PFF Award 2012 and the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2013 competition. Ken's 2015 independent film "The Sheep Story" was screened at NIPPON CONNECTION 2016 and CAMERA JAPAN 2016. In 2020, he made his theatrical debut with the film "Headless Girl".
*Please note that screening information may be subject to change.
