The Path of Soul (2026)

能樂師的女兒

Documentary filmmaker Cheuk Cheung turns his focus from Cantonese opera to Japanese Noh theatre, deepening his examination of the intricate gender dynamics embedded within traditional performance. For over 700 years, only men have been permitted to embody this ritualistic art form, where spirituality is expressed through restrained, deliberate motion. The film follows Uzawa Hikaru, a third-generation Noh performer and a young woman carving out her place in a fiercely male-dominated world. But beneath the iconic mask lies a daughter’s quiet struggle—to transcend her mother’s legacy and reconcile body with spirit in the pursuit of an elusive, profound beauty.