JP | 2010 | colour | 92 min
reż|dir Naomi Kawase pro|pro Naomi Kawase, Yuko Naito scen|wr Naomi Kawase zdj|ph  Naomi Kawase muz|mus Rocket Matsu mon|ed Kaneko Yusuke ob|cast Tadashi Yoshimura dys|dis KUMIE INC

The title, Genpin, derives from the words of the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, “The valley spirit never dies. It is named the mysterious woman (genpin). The film Genpin is a documentary taking place at the Yoshimura Clinic, in the city of Okazaki in Japan. Expectant mothers come here from across the country, seeking a natural childbirth that doesn’t depend on medical intervention.

AWARDS
2010 IFF San Sebastian – FIPRESCI Award

DIRECTOR | Naomi Kawase (1969) Japanese director, creator of acclaimed documentary and feature films. Graduated from the Osaka School of Photography in 1989. Her work soon caught the spotlight both domestically and internationally. In 1997, Kawase became the youngest winner of the Camera d’Or Award in the history of Cannes Film Festival for her first feature Suzak. In 2000, she garnered both of the FIPRESCI Prize and the CICAE Prize at Locarno International Film Festival for the film Hotaru. In 2007, Kawase won the Grand Prix of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for The Mourning Forest.