Gaichu Special Edition (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

Popular actress Miyazaki Aoi (Eureka) delivers a powerful award-winning performance in the harrowing 2001 youth film Gaichu (a.k.a. Harmful Insect). Directed by Shiota Akihiko (Dororo), the film follows the disquieting life of an alienated teenage girl as she futilely battles for and against her own existence in a world that thrusts her prematurely into adulthood. Uncompromisingly realistic in its storyline and characterization, Gaichu, which screened at the Venice Film Festival, looks squarely at the social and emotional perils faced by today's youth. The early pairing of two of Japan's best young actresses, Miyazaki Aoi and Aoi Yu (Hula Girls) - who were only 16 at the time - makes Gaichu of especial interest to Japanese film fans, and both leave deep impressions with their performances.

Junior high school student Sachiko (Miyazaki Aoi) should be enjoying the best years of her life, but instead what surrounds her is a dangerous world full of internal and external predators. Though Sachiko continues to wear her schoolgirl uniform she stops attending classes, unable to connect with her classmates and the school environment despite the valiant efforts of her kind-hearted best friend Natsuko (Aoi Yu). Life at home is equally unstable between her depressive suicidal mother (Ryo, Casshern) and her sketchy boyfriend. Instead, Sachiko wanders the streets pondering death and seeks comfort through letters with her former math teacher who had to move elsewhere because of rumors about his relationship with Sachiko. Though light occasionally breaks through the darkness thanks to the friendship of Natsuko and a young gangster she meets, the world keeps closing in on Sachiko, pushing her over the edge.

This edition comes with the following special features:

Theatrical Trailer

Making Of

Shiota Akihiko x Mukai Shutoku Interview

TV Spots

Meet & Greet and Talk Show

Photo Gallery = Miyazaki Aoi in Venice

Theme Song Kaerimichi Music Video

Theme Song I Don't Know MV

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Product Title:	Gaichu Special Edition (Japan Version) 害虫 Special Edition (日本版) 害虫 Special Edition (日本版) 害虫［がいちゅう］　スペシャル・エディション スマイルＢＥＳＴ スペシャル・エディション Gaichu Special Edition (Japan Version)
Also known as:	Harmful Insect Harmful Insect Harmful Insect Harmful Insect Harmful Insect
Artist Name(s):	Miyazaki Aoi | Iseya Yusuke | Tanabe Seiichi | Aoi Yu | Sawaki Tetsu | Ryo | Amemiya Ryo | Ishikawa Koji 宮崎葵 | 伊勢谷友介 | 田邊誠一 | 蒼井優 | Sawaki Tetsu | Ryo | Amemiya Ryo | Ishikawa Koji 宫崎葵 | 伊势谷友介 | 田边诚一 | 苍井优 | Sawaki Tetsu | Ryo | Amemiya Ryo | Ishikawa Koji 宮崎あおい | 伊勢谷友介 | 田辺誠一 | 蒼井優 | 沢木哲 | りょう | 天宮良 | 石川浩司 Miyazaki Aoi | Iseya Yusuke | Tanabe Seiichi | Aoi Yu | Sawaki Tetsu | Ryo | Amemiya Ryo | Ishikawa Koji
Director:	Shiota Akihiko 鹽田明彥 盐田明彦 塩田明彦 Shiota Akihiko
Release Date:	2006-11-24
Publisher Product Code:	TBBBJ-3179
Language:	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:	Nikkatsu
Other Information:	DVD
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004571207

タイトル : 害虫［がいちゅう］　スペシャル・エディション: スマイルＢＥＳＴ 出演 : 宮崎あおい／田辺誠一／沢木哲／天宮良／石川浩司／蒼井優／伊勢谷友介／りょう 監督 : 塩田明彦(監督)／中村雅哉(製作総指揮)／猿川直人(企画)／谷徳彦(企画)／平野隆(プロデューサー)／平井健一郎(プロデューサー)／中村聡(プロデューサー)／清野弥生(脚本)／喜久村徳章(撮影)／豊見山明長(照明)／磯見俊裕(美術)／ＮＵＭＢＥＲ　ＧＩＲＬ(音楽) 13歳の北サチ子(宮崎あおい)にとって、人生は美しいものではない。父親はおらず、母親は自殺未遂を繰り返している。そんなサチ子にとって唯一心許せるのは、小学校の時の担任教師、緒方(田辺誠一)。サチ子は遠い街で暮らす緒方と今も文通を続けている。同級生たちは、母親の自殺や緒方との関係について噂をして、サチ子は学校に居場所を見つけることができない。学校をサボって街をうろついていたサチ子は、当たり屋をして金を稼いで生活する少年タカオ(沢木哲)と路上生活者のキュウゾウ(石川浩司)に出会い、彼らと気ままな時間を楽しむようになる。やがてクラスメイトの夏子(蒼井優)の助力で、サチ子はまた学校に通い始めるようになる。男子生徒との恋や夏子との友情・・・順調に見えたサチ子の学生生活は、母親の恋人のレイプによって、新たな闇へと突き落とされることになってしまう・・・。静かな絶望の中、サチ子は緒方に会うため、街を出るが・・・。 テクニカル・インフォメーション 色 : カラー 画面 : Vista-16:9LB 言語／音声 : 日本語:ドルビーデジタルステレオ その他の情報 製作年 : 2002 著作権 : (C)日活株式会社、TBS、ソニーPCL 備考 : 1枚組 映像特典：劇場予告編、メイキング、塩田明彦×向井秀徳特別対談、テレビスポット、劇場初日舞台挨拶、蒼井優×塩田明彦監督トークショー、フォトギャラリー、櫛引彩香「帰り道」ミュージッククリップ、他 日本小売価格 : ￥2267

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