Born in 1987, Nao Yoshigai is a Japanese filmmaker, dancer and choreographer. She expresses the experiences, sensations, signs and memories accumulated in her own body and mind through her art. Her films are reflected like dances. Her short Grand Bouquet (2019) was selected for the Directors' Fortnight and Shari (2022) premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
For some reason, there is very little snow in the winter of 2020 on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a special place located in the northernmost part of Japan where rare wild animals coexist with humans. The typical drift ice hasn’t appeared yet, either. Although worried, the inhabitants of the village Shari continue their daily affairs. In these rural surroundings, director Nao Yoshigai, introduces a ...
For some reason, there is very little snow in the winter of 2020 on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a special place located in the northernmost part of Japan where rare wild animals coexist with humans. The typical drift ice hasn’t appeared yet, either. Although worried, the inhabitants of the village Shari continue their daily affairs. In these rural surroundings, director Nao Yoshigai, introduces a ...