Pat Boonnitipat

Portrait of Alissa Wahid

Country	Thailand
Title	Film director
Duration	May 26th - June 6th, 2025
Places of stay	Tokyo, Aomori, Kyoto
Visits and meetings	National Film Archive of Japan, Director Hirokazu Koreeda, The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Japan Institute of the Moving Image, Shuji Terayama Museum, Osamu Dazai Memorial Hall "Shayokan," Sannai Maruyama Site, Aomori Museum of Art, Katsura Imperial Villa, Center for Southeast Asian Studies Kyoto University, Shigenori Uoya Architects and Associates, Kyoto Murayama Mokko, and others (in order of visit)

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Coinciding with the release of his fist feature film in Japan, Thai director Pat Boonnitipat visited Japan for 12 days, traveling to Tokyo, Aomori, and Kyoto. During his visit, Director Pat engaged in dialogues with creators across diverse fields —from film and literature to architecture and traditional crafts—while directly experiencing their works firsthand.

Director Pat commented, “As I understand it, all this tremendous knowledge could only have been accumulated through the trials and errors of individuals over time, and carefully passed down without being forgotten for thousands of years. I feel a deep sense of gratitude toward these paradigms. During this visit, I had the opportunity to meet people in various fields who are carrying on that spirit, and I drew a great deal of inspiration from them.” We hope that this visit will lead to deeper cultural exchange between Japan and Thailand, and serve as inspiration for Director Pat’s future creative endeavors.

Two-shot indoors. Director Pat Bunnitipat on the left, Director Koreeda on the right

Meet with Director Hirokazu Koreeda

Director Pat Boonnitipat with students in a stepped classroom
Film screening and discussion at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image

Director Pat Boonnitipat listening to Director Sasaki in front of a wall decorated with many exhibition panels
Conversation with Mr. Sasaki, Director of the Shuji Terayama Museum

A photo of the two of them in a Japanese-style room with tatami and shoji screens with fresh greenery outside. On the left is director Pat Boonnitipat, and on the right is Shigenori Uotani.
Visit Mr. Shigenori Uoya, Architect

Director Pat Boonnitipat crouches down in front of a wooden craft in a corner of the workshop, listening to what the artist has to say.
Visit Mr. Shinichi Murayama, Master Joiner of Kumiko woodcraft

Pat Boonnitipat

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Press Releas (in Japanese)

Highlights from the visits to different places

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