KATHPUTALI: The Angel of the Himalayas

Overview

Leading Nepalese film scholar and Tokyo University of Information Sciences professor Ito Toshiaki serves as the first Japanese director and screenplay writer for a Nepalese film in this mid-length feature film. Screened in Kathmandu and recipient of the National Film Award from the Nepal government and the Nepal Short Film Critic's Award. A couple visits a mountain village in Nepal to put on a puppet theater performance. A young boy named Ramesh is brought to the festival being held in the village by his grandma Maya. There, he meets a girl named Nisha who wears the same ethnic attire as his grandmother.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 23, 2016

Original language

Nepali

Spoken languages

English, Japanese, Nepali

Countries

Japan, Nepal

Production

Film creation Nepal

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site