Closed Note (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2
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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.
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| Product Title: | Closed Note (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version) Closed Note (DVD) (Standard Edition) (日本版) Closed Note (DVD) (Standard Edition) (日本版) Closed Note クローズド・ノート スタンダード・エディション Closed Note (DVD) (Standard 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 行定勲 行定勲 行定勲 Yukisada Isao |
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| Release Date: | 2008-03-28 |
| Publisher Product Code: | TDV-18110D |
| 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? |
| Other Information: | DVD |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1005176153 |
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雫井脩介の同名小説をベースに、行定勲監督＆豪華キャストで描く、運命のラブストーリー。 小学校教諭を目指す大学生・香恵は、初めての一人暮らしをはじめ、やがてバイト先にやってきたイラストレーター・石飛リュウに恋をする。リュウは引っ越しの日に、香恵の部屋を見上げていた男だった。だが、リュウとの仲は進展せず、募る想いを持て余す香恵は、いけないと思いつつ前の住人が置き忘れていったノートを開く。それは小学校の新任教師・伊吹が、教え子との日々と元恋人への思いを綴った日記だったのだが…。 ■映像特典：特報・予告編・テレビCM
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Intensely romantic tale
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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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