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Koko ni iru koto    (Japan Version)

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Aiba Shino (Hitomi Manaka) is an upwardly mobile career girl whose life takes an unexpected turn in Koko ni iru koto, a subtly touching comedy-drama about the art of "being there." Employed in the marketing division of a Tokyo sales company, Aiba gets unceremoniously transferred to the less prestigious Osaka office after her affair with an elite manager is discovered by the wife. But the transfer is more than just a location change. Aiba is demoted from creative marketing to straight sales, and she decides that the new office is decidedly unsophisticated and ill-fitting for a girl like her. Enter Maeno Etsuro (Sakai Masato), a quirky, off-kilter transferee who entreats Aiba to stay with the company and give it a go. Maeno begins to take Aiba on his wacky trips through the back alleys of Osaka, where he shares his unique and oddball hobbies with the initially uninterested Aiba. And along the way, Aiba learns something precious, though it may not be what she expected to learn! Directed by Masahiko Nagasaw (Thirteen Steps), Koko ni iru koto is a film about finding joy, satisfaction, and even beauty in the unlikely, unusual, and everyday.
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Product Title: Koko ni iru koto (Japan Version) Koko ni iru koto (日本版) Koko ni iru koto (日本版) ココニイルコト Kokoniirukoto
Artist Name(s): Nakamura Ikuji | Koichi Mantaro | Shofukutei Tsurubei | Manaka Hitomi | Sakai Masato 中村育二 | 小市慢太郎 | 笑福亭鶴瓶 | Manaka Hitomi | 堺雅人 中村育二 | 小市慢太郎 | 笑福亭鹤瓶 | Manaka Hitomi | 堺雅人 中村育二 | 小市慢太郎 | 笑福亭鶴瓶 | 真中瞳 | 堺雅人 Nakamura Ikuji | Koichi Mantaro | Shofukutei Tsurubei | Manaka Hitomi | Sakai Masato
Director: Nagasawa Masahiko 長澤雅彥 长泽雅彦 長澤雅彦 Nagasawa Masahiko
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Publisher Product Code: BCBJ-1062
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English, 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
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1002435801

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タイトル:ココニイルコト
出演:真中瞳/堺雅人/中村育二/小市慢太郎/笑福亭鶴瓶
監督:長澤雅彦

東京の中堅広告代理店のコピーライター・相葉志乃は、子どもの頃の悲しい出来事がトラウマとなって、無気力な人生を送っていた。ある日人間関係のトラブルから大阪支社へと飛ばされた彼女は、そこで不思議な魅力を持つ同僚・前野と出会う。慣れない営業の仕事、同僚の女性たちとの軋轢など、志乃の大阪生活は辛いことばかり。しかし、難病を抱えながらも明るく生きる前野に接しているうちに、彼女は少しずつ変わり始める。「願わん望みは絶対叶わない。信じるものは救われる。」という前野の言葉を胸に、志乃は長いこと失っていた夢や希望を取戻していく…。
「はつ恋」の脚本などで脚光を浴びた長澤雅彦の第一回監督作品。長澤監督が、最相葉月の短編エッセイ「なんといふ空」と、スガシカオの曲「ココニイルコト」の詞にインスパイアされて生まれたという切ないラブ・ストーリーだ。主演はCM・TVドラマ・ニュース番組など多方面で活躍し、本作が映画初出演となる真中瞳。共演にはNHK朝の連続テレビ小説「オードリー」で人気者となった堺雅人の他、笑福亭鶴瓶、島木譲二など個性派が勢揃いしている。

■映像特典:予告編/TVスポット/スタッフ・キャスト紹介/監督インタビュー/メイキング映像

テクニカル・インフォメーション
:カラー
画面:16:9/4:3(LB)
言語/音声:日本語:DD(2chサラウンド)

その他の情報
製作年:2001
著作権:(C)2001 「ココニイルコト」パートナーズ
日本小売価格:\3800

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Customer Review of "Koko ni iru koto (Japan Version)"

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

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May 21, 2006

Very poignant film about life Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
This comedy drama is rather touching and off kilter than most Japanese corporate film. Although this is an "office drama", there is clear difference in how things are done in Tokyo versus Osaka. It is a very good cultural guide to the differences in corporate philosophy in Tokyo and Osaka. The performances were good by the leads, though not truly outstanding. The story slows down perilously in some parts, but manages to hold it together at the end. Highly recommended and just be thankful that you are "here" to read this review.
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