"Tokyo Kirschblüten-Hanami" is the pinnacle of German female director Doris Dörrie (Doris Dorrie)'s "Japanese Trilogy" . Doris Dörrie, who is deeply influenced by Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu , is based on Ozu's " Tokyo Story " (Tokyo Story) Part of the minor episodes bloomed into a moving story of a widowed father travelling from Germany to Tokyo to fulfill his wife's wish.
The film unfolds from Allgau, a beautiful town in southern Germany, to Berlin , then to the Baltic Sea, then back to Berlin, and then across the continent to Japan. Tokyo cherry blossoms symbolize the coming of spring and the development of another part of life, representing youth, vitality and beauty. Tokyo cherry blossoms in full bloom are an important symbol of Japanese culture. In addition to blooming and awakening, Tokyo cherry blossoms also symbolize the fleeting impermanence of life.
Invited to be the 2008 Berlin Film Festival competition film, won the Lola awards for best film Silver Lola Award, best actor and costume design and other three awards, as well as the German Free State of Bavaria Film Award for best film, best actor double awards .
Extended Reading
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Karolin Angermeier: Your cue, mama.
Klaus Angermeier: Go on, mama.
Karolin Angermeier: Mama, please, 'The Mayfly'. Come one, mama. For us.
Trudi Angermeier: 'Stop! What you're doing is murder!'
Klaus Angermeier: 'Such cruelty is not a must... '
Trudi Angermeier: 'The Mayfly has but one short day... '
Karolin Angermeier: 'One single day of pain, one single day of lust... '
[chuckles]
Rudi Angermeier: 'Oh, let it hover there, until it meets it's end. It's heavens last forever. It's life one day to make amends.' Right, mama?