The Weekend Japanese Film Show in February - The Voices in the Wind

Film Details: 

The Voices in the Wind (風の電話)

(d. SUWA Nobuhiro / 2020 / 141min / U / Drama)

Cast: MOTOLA Serena, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi. MIURA Tomokazu, NISHIDA Toshiyuki 

Director – SUWA Nobuhiro

Production – Broadmedia Studios

Synopsis:

The “Wind Phone” is a real telephone booth in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate prefecture.

It’s not connected to any phone lines. But ever since the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster, over 30,000 people have come to this place. They all have loved ones they want to talk to. They want to say goodbye to their family members, who should be there with them. For those people who are living with such sadness, there is a movie that will be softly, gently by their side.

Haru is a high school student from Otsuchi who was affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster. She goes to live with her aunt in Hiroshima, but her heart remains in Otsuchi. She begins to hitchhike all the way back to her home town. She meets, travels, and parts with many different people along her journey. And what kind of scenery does Haru see?

In 2011, Otsuchi resident and garden designer Itaru Sasaki installed the “Wind Phone” in his home garden, inspired by his desire to talk with his deceased cousin one more time. Gradually, people began to know of it as ‘the phone connected to heaven’, and now many people come just to visit it.

Screening Information

Date: 28 February 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 10:30AM & 1:00PM 

Venue: GSC Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur 

Notes:

• Admission/Bookings: Admission is FREE. Prior booking is REQUIRED. Please book only if you are certain to be able to attend. Please inform if unable to attend.
• Kindly select the preferred screening time.
• Max Two (2) pax under One (1) name only. 
• Screening in Japanese with English subtitles.
• Walk-ins are accepted in the case of no-shows or cancellations.
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Disclaimer

NO RECORDING

This screening will be monitored for unauthorized recording. By attending, you consent to surveillance by security personnel. You agree not to bring any recording device into the theatre. If you attempt to use or enter with recording device, you will be denied admission. If you attempt to use a recording device, you consent to your immediate removal from the theatre and forfeiture of device and its contents. Unauthorized recordings will be reported to law enforcement and may subject you to criminal and civil liability.

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