KATHPUTALI: The Angel of the Himalayas
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.
Top Billed Cast
Featured Crew
Zivesh Yonjan
Assistant Decorator
Ajit Bhattarai
Cinematography
Ito Toshiaki
Producer
Ito Toshiaki
Director
Prakash Gurung
Music
Deep Tulhadar
Sound
Toshiaki Ito
Screenplay