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Closed Note (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

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Closed Note (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version)

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Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World director Yukisada Isao waxes about love and life in his latest romantic blockbuster Closed Note. Based on a popular novel by Shizukui Shusuke, this heartwarming pure love story stars two of Japanese cinema's most popular and beautiful actresses, Sawajiri Erika (Pacchigi!) and Takeuchi Yuko (Be With You), along with charismatic actor Iseya Yuseke (Honey & Clover, What the Snow Brings). Following the parallel lives of two women on similar journeys, Closed Note takes a predictable premise and turns it into a quiet, moving, and rewarding film experience that celebrates the sweet moments of romance and the bittersweet turns of life.

When college student Kae (Sawajiri Erika) finds a diary left in her apartment by its previous tenant, she doesn't think too much of it, busy as she is with work, school, and a blooming relationship with artist Itoshibi (Iseya Yusuke). Leafing through the diary casually one day, Kae realizes that the writer, Ibuka (Takeuchi Yuko), is an elementary school teacher. An aspiring teacher herself, Kae takes an interest in Ibuka's diary entries, which share thoughts about her romance and struggles as a new teacher. As time passes and pages turn, Kae realizes that her own experiences in life and love are beginning to mirror that of Ibuka's.

This Special Edition comes with a photo diary and the following bonus features:

  • Making Of
  • Interviews
  • Promotion Footage
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Film within a Film "The Killer is the Scent of an Angel"
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    Product Title: Closed Note (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) Closed Note (DVD) (Special Edition) (日本版) Closed Note (DVD) (Special Edition) (日本版) クローズド・ノート スペシャル・エディション スペシャル・エディション Closed Note (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version)
    Artist Name(s): Iseya Yusuke | Sawajiri Erika | Takeuchi Yuko | Itaya Yuka | Tanaka Tetsushi | Kikawada Masaya | Saeko | Ishibashi Renji | Nagasaku Hiromi | Shinoi Eisuke | Nakamura Katsuo 伊勢谷友介 | 澤尻英龍華 | 竹內結子 | 板谷由夏 | 田中哲司 | 黃川田將也 | Saeko | 石橋蓮司 | 永作博美 | 篠井英介 | 中村嘉葎雄 伊势谷友介 | 泽尻英龙华 | 竹内结子 | 板谷由夏 | 田中哲司 | 黄川田将也 | Saeko | 石桥莲司 | Nagasaku Hiromi | 篠井英介 | 中村嘉葎雄 伊勢谷友介 | 沢尻エリカ | 竹内結子 | 板谷由夏 | 田中哲司 | 黄川田将也 | サエコ | 石橋蓮司 | 永作博美 | 篠井英介 | 中村嘉葎雄 Iseya Yusuke | Sawajiri Erika | Takeuchi Yuko | Itaya Yuka | Tanaka Tetsushi | Kikawada Masaya | Saeko | Ishibashi Renji | Nagasaku Hiromi | Shinoi Eisuke | Nakamura Katsuo
    Director: Yukisada Isao 行定勳 行定勋 Yukisada Isao Yukisada Isao
    Release Date: 2008-03-28
    Publisher Product Code: TDV-18111D
    Language: Japanese
    Subtitles: Japanese
    Country of Origin: Japan
    Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
    Disc Format(s): DVD
    Region Code: 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
    Publisher: Toho
    Other Information: 2DVDs
    Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
    YesAsia Catalog No.: 1005176152

    Product Information

    タイトル:クローズド・ノート スペシャル・エディション
    出演:沢尻エリカ/伊勢谷友介/竹内結子/板谷由夏/田中哲司/サエコ/黄川田将也/永作博美/石橋蓮司/篠井英介/中村嘉葎雄
    監督:行定勲(監督)/雫井脩介(原作)/島谷能成(製作)/安永義郎(製作)/細野義朗(製作)/村松俊亮(製作)/宍戸健司(製作)/市川南(エグゼクティブ・プロデューサー)/春名慶(企画)/春名慶(プロデュース)/甘木モリオ(プロデューサー)/山内章弘(アソシエイトプロデューサー)

    教育大に通う香恵は、引っ越したばかりのアパートで前の住人が忘れていった一冊のノートを見つける。ある日、香恵ノバイト先「イマヰ万年筆」に、見覚えのある男性が万年筆を買いにやってくる。彼は引越しの日に、香恵の部屋を見上げていた男だったのだ。石飛リュウという名の彼はイラストレーターで、理想の書き味の万年筆を捜していた。ちょっとぶっきらぼうな石飛の応対をした香恵は、何度か偶然に彼に会うごとに、彼に対する恋の想いが芽生えていることに気づく。恋する気持ちと片思いの寂しさを持て余していた香恵は、いけないと思いながらもノートを開いてしまう。そこにはノートの持ち主である伊吹先生が、子供たちに囲まれて微笑む集合写真が。ノートは、小学校の新任教師である伊吹が生徒との交流、“隆”という男性との恋の悩みを綴った「日記」だったのだ。読み進めるうちに、香恵の想像の世界はどんどん広がっていく。いったい、伊吹先生ってどんな人なんだろう?隆という男性との恋はどうなっちゃうんだろう?そんな日記の中の伊吹先生の恋とシンクロするかのように、香恵もまた石飛への思いを募らせていく。やがて彼女は、運命のめぐり逢わせが用意した、ある「事実」をたぐりよせることになる。破られた日記の“最後のページ”には、秘められていた「真実」が隠されていた・・・・・。

    テクニカル・インフォメーション
    :カラー
    画面:Standard/Vista-16:9LB
    言語/音声:日本語:ドルビーデジタル5.1chサラウンド/日本語:ステレオ

    その他の情報
    製作年:2007
    備考:2枚組
    本編ディスク+特典ディスク
    封入特典あり/映像特典:予告編、メイキング&インタビュー他
    日本小売価格:¥6000

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    Customer Review of "Closed Note (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version)"

    Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10 (1)

    Kevin Kennedy
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    May 30, 2009

    This customer review refers to Closed Note (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    Intensely romantic tale Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
    In "Closed Note", Kae (Sawajiri Erika), who is studying to become an elementary school teacher (although she seems to spend no time whatsoever actually attending classes or doing any studying), moves into a new apartment and discovers there a diary left there by the previous tenant. Kae begins to read the diary and discovers that the diary coincidentally was written by a woman named Ibuka (Takeuchi Yuko) during her first year of teaching elementary school. As Kae reads the diary, we see the events described in the diary played out before us by Ibuka and her pupils. Kae draws important lessons from the wisdom that the diary imparts.

    On the day she moves in, Kae noticed a long-haired man (Iseya Yusuke) staring at her window, then later encounters the man in the fountain pen shop where she works. She is drawn to the man and soon begins a friendship with him that, on her part, quickly becomes something deeper. The man, however, does not wholeheartedly return Kae's affections and Kae is bewildered by his hesitation ... until she learns the fateful connection between the woman in the diary and this long-haired man.

    It is intriguing to watch the puzzle underlying this complex story unfold; the fine performances by the three lead actors all help to hold the audience's interest during the long unfolding process (the film runs for nearly 2 hours and 20 minutes). "Closed Note" lovingly depicts its milieu and features some gorgeous cinematography. Unfortunately, for me, the film's ending feels forced and manipulative; the story simply tries a bit too hard to bring the viewers to a tear-stained climax. Nonetheless, I can recommend the movie for all that comes before that overwrought ending.
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