Chocolate Cake and Horyuji Temple

Autobiographical documentary by director Mukai Keita, who was raised in an orphanage after his mother died when he was a child. The director's interior life comes into view through his interviews with friends from the orphanage, his rebellion against his father, and his feelings about his deceased mother. Mukai lived in an orphanage from age 5 through 12 with his younger brother and sister. At a Coming of Age Day ceremony get-together, he hears about his orphanage pals' experiences with poverty and abuse, which opens his eyes to his own internal conflicts and prompts him to visit the hometown of his mother, who died of an illness. (Source: JFDb) ~~ Release dates: Feb 11, 2016 (Festival) || Sep 19, 2016 (Cinema) Edit Translation

• English
• हिन्दी
• magyar / magyar nyelv
• עברית / עִבְרִית