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Chichi to Kuraseba (The Face of Jizo) (Japan Version - English Subtitles) DVD Region 2

Asano Tadanobu (Actor) | Harada Yoshio (Actor) | Miyazawa Rie | Kuroki Kazuo (Director)
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Chichi to Kuraseba (The Face of Jizo) (Japan Version - English Subtitles)
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Based on the play by Hisashi Inoue, The Face of Jizo (a.k.a. Chichi to Kuraseba) conveys a message close to director Kuroki Kazuo's heart. Set in Hiroshima around 1948, the film dramatizes the traumatic lives of bombing survivors living in postwar Japan, focusing its narrative on the close relationship between a loving father and his devoted daughter. When we first meet Mitsue (Miyazawa Rie from Twilight Samurai and Peony Pavillion), she's making her way home during a turbulent thunderstorm. Strangely, she becomes deathly afraid at the onset of such an everyday occurrence. But why? It turns out that her fear is connected to the fact that she survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Thankfully, she can take comfort in the fact that she lives with her father Takezo (Harada Yoshio from 9 Souls and Azumi), in their partially repaired house. From the get-go, it's clear that her dad isn't just an ordinary father, but a counselor, a mentor, and a true friend. With most of her family and friends dead, Takezo is the only person to whom she can reveal her inner thoughts. As great as this sounds, there's just one "problem" ? her father died in the bombing, too!

As a ghost, Takezo is only concerned with his daughter's life and her well-being. When a handsome, but shy researcher named Kinoshita (Asano Tadanobu from Zatoichi and Ichi the Killer) comes to town, Takezo encourages his daughter to take action and embark on an exciting, new romance. Despite her father's wishes, Mitsue refuses to pursue Kinoshita. As a survivor of such a horrible atrocity, Mitsue's guilt is so overwhelming that she believes she has no right to be happy after so many have lost so much. Will Mitsue overcome her guilt to find happiness among the ruins? Find out in Chichi to Kuraseba, a heartwarming tale of one father's enduring love for his only daughter!

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Product Title: Chichi to Kuraseba (The Face of Jizo) (Japan Version - English Subtitles) 我的廣島父親 (日本版 - 英文字幕) 我的广岛父亲 (日本版 - 英文字幕) 父と暮せば (通常版) Chichi to Kuraseba (The Face of Jizo) (Japan Version - English Subtitles)
Artist Name(s): Asano Tadanobu (Actor) | Harada Yoshio (Actor) | Miyazawa Rie 淺野忠信 (Actor) | 原田芳雄 (Actor) | 宮澤理惠 浅野忠信 (Actor) | 原田芳雄 (Actor) | 宫泽理惠 浅野忠信 (Actor) | 原田芳雄 (Actor) | 宮沢りえ Asano Tadanobu (Actor) | Harada Yoshio (Actor) | Miyazawa Rie
Director: Kuroki Kazuo 黑木和雄 黑木和雄 黒木和雄 Kuroki Kazuo
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Release Date: 2005-06-24
Publisher Product Code: BCBJ-2241
Language: Japanese
Country of Origin: Japan
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
Publisher: Bandai Visual
Other Information: DVD
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1003975167

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タイトル:父と暮せば: (通常版)
出演:宮沢りえ/原田芳雄/浅野忠信
監督:黒木和雄

昭和20年8月6日、広島に人類史上初の原子爆弾が投下され、多くの人命が奪われた。それから3年後、愛する者たちを原爆で失った美津江は、自分が生き残ったことへの負い目に苦しみながら、ひっそりとした日々を送っていた。そんな美津江の前に、ある日、原爆の資料集めに傾注する木下という青年が現れる。木下に好意を示され、美津江も彼に魅かれていくものの、美津江は自分の恋心を黙殺しようと努め…。
「TOMORROW/明日」「美しい夏キリシマ」など、反戦作品も数多く手掛けてきた日本映画界の巨匠・黒木和雄監督による、"戦争レクイエム三部作"の完結編。井上ひさしの同名戯曲を原作に、原爆の被害に遭った広島に生きる娘と、その父親の温かな愛情を描き出している。親子を演じるのは、宮沢りえと原田芳雄。特典として、黒木和雄監督によるオーディオ・コメンタリーが収録されている。

■音声特典:監督によるオーディオ・コメンタリー

テクニカル・インフォメーション
:一部モノクロ
画面:16:9/4:3(LB)
言語/音声:日本語:DD(2chサラウンド)/解説:DD(ステレオ)

その他の情報
製作年:2004
著作権:(C)2004 「父と暮せば」パートナーズ
日本小売価格:\3800

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Kevin Kennedy
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July 17, 2009

Memorable Miyazawa Rie performance Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
It is the summer of 1948 amid the ruins of Hiroshima and pretty young Mitsui (Miyazawa Rie), suffering from radiation poisoning, lives day to day consumed by guilt as she dutifully attends to her job as a librarian. She feels guilty for living while all of her friends were obliterated by the bomb and guilty about her inability to save her father's life when he was crushed under their collapsed home. Into her solitary world enters researcher Kinoshita (Asano Tadanobu) and everything changes.

Director Kuroki Kazuo's "The Face of Jizo" tells of the difficulty of resurrecting one's life in the wake of disaster. The arrival of Kinoshita gives Mitsui hope for a new life, but -- haunted by the illogic of her guilt -- she wonders whether she is deserving of this hope. Most of the film's story is told through a series of dialogues between Mitsui and the specter of her dead father, played by Harada Yoshio, who also starred in Kuroki's earlier movie "Roningai". ("The Face of Jizo" originally was a stage play and director Kuroki mounts this film in a manner very similar to a play.) The story's dissection of Mitsui's grief is deep and profoundly moving.

Miyazawa Rie underplays her character's emotions to tremendous effect. Her quiet and subtle approach draws the audience into the film and makes us root for her to enjoy some happiness. Harada Yoshio breathes rambunctious life into the film. While "The Face of Jizo" is very much a Japanese film, its theme of the struggle to overcome grief and guilt is universal. I recommend this movie very highly.
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Jason
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December 6, 2005

This customer review refers to Chichi to Kuraseba (The Face of Jizo) Premium Edition (Limited Edition)(Japan Version - English Subtitles)
A touching story Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
The background of this story is the around WW2, actually that's quite a sensitive background to many ppl... but this story is mainly about the love.
Many ppl will not treasure a friend or their parents until they actually lose them. This story is talking about "to love and treasure someone". And Rie dare not to love others, but when it comes, no one can stop them anyway... The whole story moves not very fast, but can "draw" a very beautiful picture of everyone's heart. you'd feel warm and touching after watching this DVD.
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