Shunji Iwai "Bukukje, progressing along with my career... We're as friendly as brothers."

Japanese film director Shunji Iwai (60) said of the Busan International Film Festival, “We are as friendly as brothers.”

At 4:30 pm on the 6th, a meeting was held for the movie ‘Kyrie’s Song’ (directed by Shunji Iwai) in the training room on the 8th floor of the U-dong Film Industry Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan. Attending the meeting that day were director Shunji Iwai and actors Aina the End, Suzu Hirose, and Hokuto Matsumura.

On this day, Director Shunji Iwai said, "I came to the first Busan International Film Festival with a film called 'April Story.' It is a film festival that has developed along with my career, so I feel close to it like brothers and classmates." “I’m really glad I could come,” he said.

He then said, “It was nice to meet a new generation of young fans yesterday,” and “Please take good care of me.”

Director Shunji Iwai's new film 'Kyrie's Song', well known to Korean audiences for the films 'Love Letter', 'April Story', and 'All About Lily Chou Chou', was selected in the Window of Asian Cinema section at the 28th Busan International Film Festival. I was invited.

'Kyrie's Song' is about three people: 'Kirie' (Aina the End), a street musician who speaks only through singing, 'Ikko' (Suzu Hirose), a friend who erased herself, and 'Natsuhiko' (Hokuto Matsumura), a man looking for his missing lover. An emotional story that tells a secret story. It is scheduled to be released domestically in October.

Busan Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr