Hoezo in KINO

The English title of this film is a direct reference to Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story (1953), which also focuses on how a nation and its city are moving away from traditional values. Taiwan experienced an economic boom in the 1980s and Yang’s film delves into the difficulties and uncertainties this brought to the young people. We follow a couple who try to build a life together but are trapped in between traditions and modernity in a rapidly changing city and grow more distant from one another. Although it’s made in 1985, we believe the film still feels relevant to audiences worldwide so many years later. Taipei Story gained international recognition after its restoration in 2009 as part of the Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project led by Martin Scorsese. Join us for the official opening on 20 April with an introduction by our programmer, cocktails are included in the ticket price.