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I Was a Simple Man

Original title

I Was a Simple Man

Year

2021

Running time

100 min.

Country

United States

Director

Christopher Makoto Yogi

Screenwriter

Christopher Makoto Yogi

Cast

Music

Pierre Guerineau, Alex Zhang Hungtai

Cinematography

Eunsoo Cho

Producer

Flies, Island Film Group, Simple Man

Genre

Drama | Old Age / Elderly. Nature

Synopsis

The rushing wind on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawai'i, never stops. It constantly rustles the leaves outside Masao’s house, providing a balmy sonic backdrop. Nature is both a driving force and a spiritual indicator in I Was a Simple Man, the second feature from writer-director Christopher Makoto Yogi. When Masao is healthy, his plants thrive; when a terminal sickness encroaches, the plants wither and die. The island’s ambient noises—the waves, the wind, the birds—thread through the film’s time-shifting chapters, from the pre-World War II sugar plantations of Oahu to Hawai'i statehood to the present gentrification of Honolulu.

Awards: 2021: Sundance Film Festival: U.S. Dramatic Competition

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I Was a Simple Man

2021

Christopher Makoto Yogi