Being Kazue
- Apr 12, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 15
Diagnosed with leprosy at the age of ten, Kazue Miyazaki has lived for eighty years in a sanatorium on Nagashima Island — a place she describes as both paradise and hell. Despite the hardships of her condition, she has built a life in harmony with nature, living with her husband in a seaside married couples’ dormitory within the community.
Charming and endlessly curious, she continues to embrace new challenges: learning to use a computer at the age of 78 and publishing her first book at 84.
A deeply moving documentary that paints an intimate portrait of a woman of quiet strength and a life filled with vitality.
Director: Hiroko Kumagai
Countries: Japan
Year: 2023
Runtime: 119 min Genre: Documentary｜Human Right
Languages: Japanese with English subtitles
Tickets & Screening Times
Wed, 27 May｜17:00｜Houdini
Sat, 30 May｜13:40｜Houdini
