The Sleeping Flower (1991)

眠る花

An intimate portrait of Koguchi's grandmother and a tender, oblique meditation on mortality through performance, this film won the Special Jury Prize at Image Forum Festival in 1992.

Date of release

1991-01-01

Runtime

7m

Director

Utako Koguchi

Casting

• Ume Koguchi — Self
• Utako Koguchi — Self (uncredited)

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