Zo No Senaka (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2
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Directed by Isaka Satoshi (g@me), Zo no Senaka follows the final six months of a man's life as he comes to terms with his past, present, and future. Also known as The Back of the Elephant, the film is based on an Akimoto Yasushi novel that has also inspired a manga and a TV drama. Though the story seems familiar in light of all the pure love films the Japanese film industry has coughed up in the last few years, this touching, understated melodrama aims for the heart in subtler fashion. Acclaimed actor Yakusho Koji (Babel, Retribution) brings a quiet gravity to the protagonist's journey, capturing the heart and mind of a dying man who has chosen to live.
Having worked hard his entire life, middle-aged businessman Fujiyama Yukihiro (Yakusho Koji) is now at the prime of his career. A routine medical check, however, confirms the worst: terminal lung cancer. Looking back at his past 48 years of life and the six months he has left, Yukihiro decides to live in the present with no regret. With the support of his wife Miwako (Imai Miki), he chooses to decline all treatment, and use his limited time to reconnect with the people and places that have made his life meaningful.
This two-disc Special Edition comes with a 16-page booklet and the following special features:
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| Product Title: | Zo No Senaka (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) 象之背中 (DVD) (特別版) (日本版) 象之背中 (DVD) (特别版) (日本版) 象の背中 スペシャル・エディション Zo No Senaka (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Imai Miki | Yakusho Koji | Igawa Haruka | Kuon Sayaka | Takahashi Katsumi | Masuoka Toru | Shioya Shun | Koichi Mantaro | Kishibe Kazunori | Shirai Akira | Tezuka Satomi | Ibu Masato | Sasano Takashi | Minamisawa Nao 今井美樹 | 役所廣司 | 井川遙 | Kuon Sayaka | 高橋克實 | 益岡徹 | 鹽谷瞬 | 小市慢太郎 | 岸部一德 | 白井晃 | 手塚理美 | 伊武雅刀 | 笹野高史 | 南澤奈央 今井 美树 | 役所广司 | 井川遥 | Kuon Sayaka | Takahashi Katsumi | Masuoka Toru | 盐谷瞬 | 小市慢太郎 | 岸部一德 | 白井晃 | 手冢理美 | 伊武雅刀 | 笹野高史 | 南泽奈央 今井美樹 | 役所広司 | 井川遥 | 久遠さやか | 高橋克実 | 益岡徹 | 塩谷瞬 | 小市慢太郎 | 岸部一徳 | 白井晃 | 手塚理美 | 伊武雅刀 | 笹野高史 | 南沢奈央 Imai Miki | Yakusho Koji | Igawa Haruka | Kuon Sayaka | Takahashi Katsumi | Masuoka Toru | Shioya Shun | Koichi Mantaro | Kishibe Kazunori | Shirai Akira | Tezuka Satomi | Ibu Masato | Sasano Takashi | Minamisawa Nao |
| Director: | Isaka Satoshi Isaka Satoshi Isaka Satoshi 井坂聡 Isaka Satoshi |
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| Release Date: | 2008-03-19 |
| Publisher Product Code: | PCBE-52828 |
| 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: | 2DVDs |
| Shipment Unit: | 2 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1010000005 |
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原作・秋本康×主演・役所広司のタッグで魅せる、涙と愛の感動作！映像特典を満載した特典DISC付き。 突如肺がんで余命半年と宣告された48歳の会社員・藤山幸弘。通常であれば少しでも長く生きるための治療を施すところを、彼はそうしなかった。考えた末、残りの時間をこれまでの人生でお世話になった人、大切な人々に別れを告げることに費やそうと決意したのだった…。 ■映像特典：特典DISC付
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Awards
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Japan Academy Prize 2008
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination, Yakusho Koji
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