Japan · Literary fiction
The Old Capital
Enter Kyoto through Chieko, the adopted daughter of a kimono designer, as questions about her own past begin to unsettle the life she knows. Around her, Kyoto moves through festivals, traditional crafts, cedar forests and the changing seasons. The city is never merely backdrop. Its old customs and modern pressures echo Chieko's own uncertainty about inheritance and identity.
Identity; Belonging; Craft; Seasons; Screen adaptation