{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5e2962c2a1549fcec03ce08a","clusterId":"c_7ab082a042dc1c7400faf834","slug":"yui-kiyohara-s-a-window-of-memories-gets-august-release-date","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Yui Kiyohara's 'A Window of Memories' Gets August Release Date","summary":"Yui Kiyohara's new film 'A Window of Memories,' her first oral history documentary, will open in Tokyo on August 7, 2025. The film transcribes life stories from her two grandmothers and has actors recite them. A trailer and poster have been released, and the film is selected for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.","whyItMatters":"Kiyohara's shift into oral history documentary, using her own grandmothers' stories as source material, marks a formal departure from her previous narrative features and has already earned a competitive festival slot.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eYui Kiyohara\u0026#39;s latest film \u0026#39;A Window of Memories\u0026#39; will begin its theatrical run on August 7 at Bunkamura Le Cinéma Shibuya Miyashita in Tokyo and other theaters nationwide, distributed by amieee. The film is Kiyohara\u0026#39;s first oral history documentary: she recorded life stories from her maternal and paternal grandmothers, transcribed them together with the women, and then had two actors recite the transcripts. The cast includes Asako Sunago and Sachiko Kiyohara, with recitation by Shizuko Koyama and Kana Sakato. The assistant director is Tatsunari Ota, and the composition credits include Kiyohara, Ota, and Kanshi Iwazaki. The project originated as an original video piece commissioned by the Aichi Arts Center and Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art. It has been selected for the International Competition section of the 2025 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kiyohara's 'A Window of Memories' uses actors to recite her grandmothers' transcribed oral histories. The Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival selection signals the form is being taken seriously as documentary.","twitterPost":"Kiyohara's oral history doc uses actors to recite grandmothers' transcribed lives. A festival pick that treats reenactment as documentary.","threadsPost":"Yui Kiyohara's 'A Window of Memories' is an oral history documentary where actors recite transcribed life stories from her two grandmothers. The Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival selection suggests the method is being recognized as a legitimate documentary form, not a hybrid gimmick.","newsletterBlurb":"Yui Kiyohara's first oral history documentary, 'A Window of Memories,' will open in Tokyo on August 7. The film transcribes her grandmothers' life stories and has actors recite them. It has been selected for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival's International Competition.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Eiga Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/675591\",\"title\":\"Yui Kiyohara's New Film \\\"A Window of Memories\\\" Weaves Grandmothers' Lives Through \\\"Oral History\\\" and Recitation\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4029,"outputTokens":613,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781142817,"createdAt":"2026-06-11T01:42:14.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-11T01:45:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-11T01:45:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7ab082a042dc1c7400faf834","canonicalTitle":"清原惟の新作「A Window of Memories」公開、祖母たちの人生を“聞き書き”と朗読で紡ぐ","representativeArticleId":"a_36b785e58972ae118a750201","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"A Window of Memories\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"清原惟\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-11T01:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-11T01:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-11T01:45:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/675591","title":"清原惟の新作「A Window of Memories」公開、祖母たちの人生を“聞き書き”と朗読で紡ぐ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["A Window of Memories"],"studios":[],"people":["清原惟"],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Yui Kiyohara's film 'A Window of Memories' opens in Tokyo on August 7, 2025, at Bunkamura Le Cinéma Shibuya Miyashita.","The film is Kiyohara's first oral history documentary, based on life stories she recorded from her two grandmothers.","Actors Asako Sunago and Sachiko Kiyohara recite the transcribed stories, with recitation by Shizuko Koyama and Kana Sakato.","The project originated as an original video piece commissioned by the Aichi Arts Center and Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art.","The film has been selected for the International Competition section of the 2025 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival."]}