Status
Released
Release
1998
Runtime
1h 39m
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Storyline
Tragic love story about the photographer and explorer Felice Beato who travelled back to Japan in 1895 to seek his former wife O-Kiku. On the way he describes in a nostalgic letter to his brother how much he yearns for his lost love O-Kiku and how impotent he feels in an ancient Japan subject to rapid change. The journey takes him to Nagasaki and Moji, Onomichi, Mount Fuji, Yokohama and Tokyo. Places he once visited with his beloved and where he now no longer understands the people. Felice...Felice... is inspired by hand-coloured nineteenth century photos taken by e.g. Felice Beato, Sjimooka Renjo and Baron von Stilfried. In this film, shot entirely in a studio, the photos depict Felice's journey. Awarded the Golden Calf for Best Feature film in 1998. (NFF)
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Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Feb 5, 1998
- Digital Release
- Oct 27, 2026
- Languages
- JapaneseDutch
- Director
- Production Countries
- Netherlands
Top Cast
16 Cast Members
Johan Leysen
Felice Beato
Toshie Ogura
Ume
Rina Yasami
O-Take
Noriko Sasaki
Hana
Yoshi Oida
Matsukichi
Togo Igawa
Kurosu
Keiko Miyamoto
Innkeeper
Yoshi Ota
Ueno
Noriko Proett
O-Koma
Rika Okemoto
O-Tae
Megumi Shimanuki
Kimiyo
Kumi Nakamura
O-Kiku
Kyomi Yui
Model
Peter Kho Sin Kie
Man in rain
Daichi Taneko
Playing boy
Machiko Okemoto
Playing boy
