Jigyaku No Uta (DVD) (Premium Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

Popular director Tsutsumi Yukihiko (Memories of Tomorrow) made two films with his frequent star Abe Hiroshi in 2007. The first was the campy period sci-fi fantasy The Sword of Alexander, and the second was the romantic comedy Happily Ever After (a.k.a. Jigyaku no Uta). A guaranteed winner thanks to the star pairing of Abe and Nakatani Miki, Happily Ever After is certainly no ordinary romantic comedy, portraying an abusive marital relationship with over-the-top jaunt. Adapted from Gouda Yoshi's popular comic strip series, the film lends readily to comparison with Memories of Matsuko as Nakatani Miki portrays an unlucky, but stalwartly cheerful plain Jane who is stubbornly in love with a terrible guy. Happily Ever After, however, takes a lighter tone, presenting its tragicomedy elements with family sitcom bemusement. There are deliberate variations in direction and cinematography as the story progresses, at times creating stark differently environments and moods with each scene, and contributing to the topsy-turvy atmosphere of the film.

Curiously freckled and cheery waitress Yukie (Nakatani Miki) is married to bad-tempered ex-yakuza Isao (Abe Hiroshi). She loves him madly, and he's just mad. Yukie endures all to be with her alcoholic gambling deadbeat of a husband who has a habit of flipping tables whenever he's upset, which is often. Just how did she end up in this relationship? It all started back in her school years when her father's failed bank robbery forces her to leave her hometown in disgrace, and head for Osaka. There she meets a man as hopeless as she is.

The Premium Edition comes with making of, premiere gala, Tokyo Film Festival footage, and other bonus features.

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Product Title:	Jigyaku No Uta (DVD) (Premium Edition) (Japan Version) 自虐之詩 (DVD) (Premium Edition) (日本版) 自虐之诗 (DVD) (Premium Edition) (日本版) 自虐の詩　プレミアム・エディション プレミアム・エディション Jigyaku No Uta (DVD) (Premium Edition) (Japan Version)
Also known as:	Happily Ever After Happily Ever After Happily Ever After Happily Ever After Happily Ever After
Artist Name(s):	Nakatani Miki | Abe Hiroshi | Nishida Toshiyuki | Endo Kenichi | Ebisu Yoshikazu | Carrousel Maki 中谷美紀 | 阿部寬 | 西田敏行 | 遠藤憲一 | 蛭子能收 | Carrousel Maki 中谷美纪 | 阿部宽 | 西田敏行 | 远藤宪一 | 蛭子能收 | Carrousel Maki 中谷美紀 | 阿部寛 | 西田敏行 | 遠藤憲一 | 蛭子能収 | カルーセル麻紀 Nakatani Miki | Abe Hiroshi | Nishida Toshiyuki | Endo Kenichi | Ebisu Yoshikazu | Carrousel Maki
Director:	Tsutsumi Yukihiko 堤幸彥 堤幸彦 堤幸彦 Tsutsumi Yukihiko
Release Date:	2008-03-14
Publisher Product Code:	GNBD-1467
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:	Geneon Universal Entertainment
Other Information:	2DVDs
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1010046154

タイトル : 自虐の詩　プレミアム・エディション 出演 : 中谷美紀／阿部寛／遠藤憲一／カルーセル麻紀／竜雷太／名取裕子／西田敏行／松尾スズキ 監督 : 堤幸彦(監督)／業田良家(原作)／関えり香(脚本)／里中静流(脚本)／植田博樹(プロデューサー)／石田雄治(プロデューサー)／中沢晋(プロデューサー) 母は家族を捨て、父は銀行強盗をして服役中という激烈な家庭環境で育った幸江（ユキエ）。彼女の願いはただ一つ「幸せになること」。しかし、大人になっても幸江の苦難は続く。無職で乱暴な内縁の夫イサオはちゃぶ台返しが日課。大枚はたいて買った寿司も、丹精こめてつくったトンカツも空を舞う。イサオにかいがいしく尽くす幸江の思いも空回りするばかり。そんなある日、身重の幸江は歩道橋から落下する。生死をさまよう彼女の脳裏に走馬燈のように浮かぶ今までの出来事。「ずっと友達でいる」と誓ってくれた唯一の友・熊本さん、転落の道を歩んでいた自分を助けてくれたイサオ、そして、幼い自分を抱いた母の姿。そして、目を覚ました幸江は気づく、本当の幸せの形に・・・。 メイキング／安藤裕子の主題歌に乗せて贈る〜自虐な人々の自虐な宣伝活動〜／初日舞台挨拶／予告篇・ＴＶスポット集 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５．１ｃｈサラウンド その他の情報 製作年 : 2007 備考 : 2枚組 初回限定特典：アウターケース／映像特典：メイキング、劇場予告篇集、他 日本小売価格 : ￥4700

This film has received 1 award nomination(s).

• Japan Academy Prize 2008
  • Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nomination, Nakatani Miki

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