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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Johan Leysen
Felice Beato
Known for
The American
Young & Beautiful
Toshie Ogura
Ume
Known for
The Girl in the Café
Frank Jansen
Walther van den Ende
Peter Delpeut
Rina Yasami
O-Take
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Pieter van Huystee
Noriko Sasaki
Hana
Also in
Samurai Gourmet
Die Frau ohne Schatten
Suzanne van Voorst
Yoshi Oida
Matsukichi
Known for
Silence
Wasabi
Togo Igawa
Kurosu
Known for
The Last Samurai
Giri/Haji
Keiko Miyamoto
Innkeeper
Also in
Reina
Peter Delpeut Director · Walther van den Ende Cinematographer Menno Boerema Editor
United States release October 1, 1998 · Produced in Netherlands · Languages Dutch, Japanese
Production
Netherlands
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Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · Japanese
Release dates
Netherlands · February 5, 1998
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1998
Chicago International Film Festival
Brazil
February 9, 2001
Sweden
February 5, 1999 · Gothenburg Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 24, 1999
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