KATHPUTALI: The Angel of the Himalayas

KATHPUTALI: The Angel of the Himalayas 2016 Directed by Ito Toshiaki Kathputali Kaze no mura no densetsu

Puppet

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.

Countries Japan , Nepal

Production Countries Japan , Nepal

Language Nepali

Spoken Languages English , Japanese , Nepali

Gneres Drama , Mystery

Production Company Film creation Nepal

Release Date 23 April 2016

51 mins