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Caf Lumire

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Wikipedia article




is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien for Shochiku as homage to Yasujir Ozu, with direct reference to the late director's 'Tokyo Story' (1953). It premiered at a festival commemorating the centenary of Ozu's birth. It was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice Film Festival.

Plot



The story revolves around Yoko Inoue (played by Yo Hitoto), a young Japanese woman doing research on Taiwanese composer Jiang Wen-Ye, whose work is featured on the soundtrack. The late composer's Japanese wife and daughter also make appearances as themselves.

Cast



* Yo Hitoto - Yoko Inoue ( 'Inoue Yko')

* Tadanobu Asano - Hajime Takeuchi ( 'Takeuchi Hajime')

* Masato Hagiwara - Seiji

* Kimiko Yo - Yoko's stepmother

* Nenji Kobayashi - Yoko's father

Reception



'Caf Lumire' was placed at 98 on Slant Magazine's best films of the 2000s.

In 2019, director Steve McQueen named it as the best film of the 21st century, describing it as "[a] film that happens without you knowing."

Notes




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