What begins as a youthful summer romance against deep sea blues is revealed to be a screening of Li's film, a writer paralyzed by creative block. Seeking escape, she retreats to a snowy resort, where a tentative connection with a divorced innkeeper starts to mirror her own fiction.

Reminiscent of Hong Sangsoo’s bifurcated storytelling, Two Seasons, Two Strangers (旅と日々) explores art and isolation through contrasting landscapes of sea, snow, and silence. Fresh off its Golden Leopard win at Locarno, this poetic film eloquently captures the limits of language-- letting the environment speak where words fail, and finding a comforting grace in shared loneliness.

Fireside Chat:

Join us on Saturday 6 August's session for a post-show Fireside Chat with local filmmakers Gladys Ng and Shaun Neo

In Japanese and Korean with English Subtitles.

Rated PG.

Presented in collaboration with SGIFF for SGIFF Replay:

Missed last year's edition of SGIFF? SGIFF REPLAY is here! 
From 17 July to 8 Aug, SGIFF REPLAY takes over Filmhouse, screening five standout films from the 2025 season that deserve a second run. Snag a spot to our online Q&As with filmmakers Shio Miyake (Two Seasons, Two Strangers), Kent Jones (Late Fame), and Polen Ly (Becoming Human), and hang out with local filmmakers, animators, activists, and poets during our fireside chats and live poetry readings.