Il Vento e le Rose

2009 Italian film
  • 9 May 2009 (2009-05-09) (Japan)
Running time
73 minutesCountriesItaly
JapanLanguagesItalian
English

Il Vento e le Rose (Japanese: 愛するということ Ai-suru to iu koto; English: The Awakening of Love) is a 2009 Japanese-Italian movie directed by Elisa Bolognini.

Set in Italy, it tells the story of an inhibited young woman from a small Italian town who discovers passion and sexuality when she meets a free-spirited and glamorous Japanese woman.

Cast and characters

  • Kanō Kyōko as Koko
  • Maria Cocchiarella Arismendi as Giorgia
  • Raffaella Panichi as Giorgia's grandmother
  • Antonio Matessich as gentleman
  • Alessandro Calabrò as Andrea
  • Vincent Papa as Bulter
  • Alessio Sica as Black-haired man
  • Paride Moccia as The blonde
  • Romano Fortuna as Servant

See also

References

External links

  • Official website (in Japanese) (archive)
  • The Awakening of Love at Pony Canyon
  • Il Vento e le Rose at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Awakening of Love at Japanese Film Database


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