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202073 minPGdocumentary

Being Eriko

202073 minPGdocumentary

Eriko Makimura, a Japanese pianist, navigates her transition from Japan to Copenhagen, confronting the contrasts between her past and present.

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Jannik Splidsboel

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Eriko Makimura, a Japanese pianist, navigates her transition from Japan to Copenhagen, confronting the contrasts between her past and present.

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Jannik Splidsboeldirector

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Ramona Machocast

Synopsis

From Japan to Copenhagen, and from the sophisticated to the grotesque. Opposites meet in the Japanese pianist Eriko Makimura, who now has to break with her past.

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