Sad Vacation
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| Directed by | Shinji Aoyama |
| Produced by | Naoki Kai |
| Written by | Shinji Aoyama |
| Starring |
Tadanobu Asano Eri Ishida Aoi Miyazaki Yuka Itaya |
| Music by | Hiroyuki Nagashima |
| Cinematography | Masaki Tamura |
| Edited by | Yuji Oshige |
| Distributed by | Style Jam |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Sad Vacation (サッド ヴァケイション Saddo Vakeishon) is a 2007 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shinji Aoyama, adapted from his own novel. It was named after the Johnny Thunders song.[1]
Story
The film concerns a Japanese man, Kenji Shiraishi (Tadanobu Asano), who is involved in the human trafficking of illegal immigrants from China. When one of the children is left behind by his father, Kenji takes him in.
Cast
- Tadanobu Asano as Kenji Shiraishi
- Eri Ishida as Chiyoko Mamiya
- Aoi Miyazaki as Kozue Tamura
- Yuka Itaya as Saeko Shiina
- Katsuo Nakamura as Shigeki Mamiya
- Kengo Kora as Yusuke Mamiya
- Kaori Tsuji as Yuri Matsumura
- Joe Odagiri as Goto
- Ken Mitsuishi as Shigeo
- Yoichiro Saito as Akihiko
- Maho Toyota as Makimura
- Kōsuke Toyohara as Kawashima
- Kyūsaku Shimada as Sone
- Yusuke Kawazu as Kijima
Reception
Travis Mackenzie Hoover of Exclaim! gave the film a favorable review, saying: "While the film is a tad on the nose with some of its dialogue (and has a magic-realist coda totally out of character with the rest of the movie), mostly the approach is singular, uncompromising and strangely affirmative in spite of it all."[2] Todd Brown of Twitch Film described the film as "a quietly powerful drama in which Aoyama manages to address blood ties, fate and regeneration".[3]
Awards
It won the Jury Award at the 2008 New York Asian Film Festival.[4]
References
- ↑ Subwaycinema.com.
- ↑ Hoover, Travis Mackenzie (October 2007). "Sad Vacation - Directed by Shinji Aoyama". Exclaim!.
- ↑ Brown, Todd (September 4, 2007). "Venice Report: SAD VACATION Review". Twitch Film.
- ↑ NYAFF.com.
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