The Embassy of Japan with cooperation of the
Ministry of Information of the Union of Myanmar, held special shows of
the first Japan-Myanmar collaboration film "Thway".
The film is based on a bestseller novel "Thway", written by a well-known writer Journal Gyaw Ma Ma Lay.The film was directed by Mr. Koji Chino, one of
the masters of modern Japanese film world, who has devoted his passion
to developing friendship between Myanmar and Japan, and it was casted by
Japanese and Myanmar actors and actresses including Myo Thanda Tun（Ma
Thwe Thwe）, Min Maw Kun（Maung Maung）, Akari Asou（Yumi Yoshida）, and
Toshiyuki Nagashima（Toshio Yoshida）.
Yumi, a
Japanese university student happenes to know one day that she has a
younger brother（Maung Maung）in Myanmar who was born between her father,
Toshio Yoshida and a Myanmar mother, Ma Thwe Thwe. Toshio was a former
Japanese soldier sent to Myanmar during the World War Ⅱ. Brought by
destiny, Yumi decides to visit Myanmar and to meet her younger brother,
Maung Maung. Despite many difficulties, she can finally meet Maung
Maung. But････
Beautiful but sad affection between Yumi and Maung Maung is described in the film.
Beautiful but sad affection between Yumi and Maung Maung is described in the film.
*This film is Japanese/Myanmar language version with Myanmar subtitle.
I wanna watch this movie.
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