The Face of Jizo (film)
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 The Face of Jizo | |
| Directed by | Kazuo Kuroki |
| Written by | Hisashi Inoue |
| Based on |
The Face of Jizo by Hisashi Inoue |
| Starring |
Rie Miyazawa Yoshio Harada Tadanobu Asano |
| Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Face of Jizo (父と暮せば Chichi to Kuraseba) is a 2004 Japanese war drama film directed by Kazuo Kuroki and starring Rie Miyazawa, Yoshio Harada and Tadanobu Asano.[1] It is based on the play of the same name by Hisashi Inoue. It was filmed as the 3rd and concluding volume of Kazuo Kuroki's "Trilogy works for War Requiem".
The story goes with the conversations between a daughter, a survivor of the atomic bombing and her father's ghost like a rapid-fire two-man act in attractive Hiroshima dialect. But, it is also the daughter's anguish to be acquitted from the fact that she could be survived but her father couldn't.
Plot
Three years after the atomic bombing, there is a young female librarian in Hiroshima. Her name is Mitsue who lost her father by the atomic bombing, and he was her only family member. Mitsue as a survivor, living alone, feeling sad and missing her father. One day, a young man visit her library to study and find the morgue of the atomic bombing. Then Mitsue and the young man will meet and be attracted by each other. But, when Mitsue think about her father, she feels "I cannot be happy", so, when he asked her go out, Mitsue will try to refuse him. At that night, her father Takezo's ghost will appear at Mitsue to cheer her up, then Takezo will begin to try to open Mitsue's heart, because he wants her to be happy and hopes to have a chance to fall in love with the young man.
Cast
- Rie Miyazawa as "Mitsue Fukuyoshi", a young lady.
- Yoshio Harada as "Takezo Fukuyoshi", a ghost of Mitsue's father.
- Tadanobu Asano as "Masa Kinoshita", a young man.
Awards
- 2004, 28th Yamaji Fumiko Film Award to Kazuo Kuroki and 18th Yamaji Fumiko Actress Award to Rie Miyazawa by Yamaji Fumiko Cultural Foundation[2]
- 2004 Nikkan Sports Film Award - Best Director to Kazuo Kuroki
- 2004 Hochi Film Award - Best Supporting Actor to Yoshio Harada
- 2004 Asahi Best Film Festival - 2nd Prize of Japanese Film
- 2004 Kinema Junpo - Best Actress to Rie Miyazawa
- 2004 Kinema Junpo - 4th Prize of Japanese Film
- 2004 Mainichi Film Award - Best Director to Kazuo Kuroki
- 2004, 47th Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Actress to Rie Miyazawa[3][4]
- 2004 Japanese Film Pen Club Award - 1st Prize of Japanese Film
- 2005 Yokohama Film Festival - Special Prize to Kazuo Kuroki; 6th best film[5][6]
References
- ↑ 父と暮せば (2004). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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- ↑ allcinema. "2004 Blue Ribbon Awards on allcinema". Allcinema.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ 第26回ヨコハマ映画祭 日本映画ベスト 10. homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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