天堂的故事

Synopsis:                                     Mymotherdreamedthatmylatefathercamebackhometoseeher.Shestronglybelievesthatitwasn'tadream.                                     Director’sStatement:                                     WhileIwasinJapanforresearchinganJapaneseavant-gardefilmlastyearIreceivedthesaddestphonecallfrommymotherwhotoldmethatmyfather,whohadbeensickfromlivercancer,hadpassedawaypeacefully.Afewdaysbeforehedied,Italkedtohimonthephoneandhesaid,“Iwantmyashestobescatteredintheforest.” Irepliedtohimwithmytearflows“Youwillbealright.”                                     Ididn’tevengobackforhisfuneral.IbeganshootingthisfilmwhichIhadonlyanimageofashesandaforest,hopingthatthisfilmcancuremeofmypain.