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CLOSE KNIT (Karera ga honki de amu toki wa)

Close Knit

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General Admission:  First come, First served seating

Naoko Ogogami, 2017, Japan, 127 min

Tomo is 11-years-old, fierce and fragile. Her mother is, as described by Tomo’s uncle, “irresponsible.” Understated for sure. Tomo’s mother frequently abandons her child to sow her wild oats, leaving fierce little Tomo to fend for herself. Tomo’s uncle Makio, is not irresponsible. He is kind and as fierce as Tomo, only quietly so. Makio lives with Rinko, with whom he says he fell in love with at first sight. The fact that Rinko is transgender is irrelevant to him because as he says, “when you fall for someone like Rinko, nothing else matters.” Makio and Rinko become an anchor for Tomo and the three of them find a rhythm together that fills a void for all of them. Superb acting and beautiful cinematography make Close Knit a comfy fit. The undertones of emotion are so exquisitely subtle, your heart can’t decide whether to break or to sing. Writer/director, Naoko Ogigami is a patient and mesmerizing storyteller and she tells this story beautifully. (SH) In Japanese with English subtitles.

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Date: October 12, 2017
Time: 9:00 pm
Cost: $
Venue: Tampa Theatre
Duration: 127 mins
Year: 2017
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Director: Naoko Ogogami
Country: Japan
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Tampa Theatre
711 N Franklin St
Tampa, FL 33602 United States
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