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Offbeat Japanese Film 'Desert of Namibia' Trailer Starring Yumi Kawai

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"Am I pretty?" Kani Releasing has debuted an official US trailer for a Japanese indie film titled Desert of Namibia, the second feature made by young Japanese filmmaker Yoko Yamanaka. This first premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar section, and it will be playing in US art house theaters starting this May – one year later. The film stars Yumi Kawai as 21-year-old Satsuki – she swaps boyfriends frequen…

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Yoko Yamanaka's DESERT OF NAMIBIA Sets Theatrical Release Date

Kani Releasing, the premiere boutique distributor dedicated to spotlighting Asian cinema in North America, will theatrically release Japanese director Yoko Yamanaka‘s “Desert Of Namibia“ on May 16 at Metrograph (New York), May 21 at Laemmle (Los Angeles), expanding nationally in select markets. “Desert Of Namibia” follows mercurial 21-year-old Kana (Yuumi Kawai), a hair-removal technician at a salon in Tokyo, who bristles against the beauty expe…

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