Chichi to kuraseba (2004)

Director:

Kazuo Kuroki

Writers:

Shinya Ikeda (screenplay)
Hisashi Inoue (novel)

Release Date:

31 July 2004 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Based on a play by Hisashi Inoue, it focuses on the sufferings of the survivors of Hiroshima. The film takes place during 4 days in the summer of 1948...

Plot Keywords:

Atomic Bomb | Based On Novel

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Rie Miyazawa	...	Mitsue
Yoshio Harada	...	Takezou
Tadanobu Asano	...	Kinoshita

Also Known As:

The Face of Jizo (International: English title)

Runtime:

Japan:99 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Japan:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Hiroshima, Japan

Company:

Pal

Not Bad at all.

The film focuses around two characters throughout,Mitsue-the daughter and Takezou-the father, with the third character Kinoshita briefly making appearances, although Kinoshita is central to the story. It takes place over a few days mainly inside the family home. The story reveals the anguish and pain caused by Hiroshima, it does this well. The film's main story is about Mitsue's inability to try and live a happy life after the bombing. Despite her good natured and vibrant personality, she struggles with life.

The movie has two great performances from Yoshio Harada and the wonderful Rie Miyazawa. The film itself i found to be enjoyable, but didn't quite make the mark. Some might find the pacing of the film annoying, normally it wouldn't make a difference to me, but this was too slow and did not engage me often. But i would recommend it, it has good historic relevance, great performances, a chilling musical score and of course Rie Miyazawa.

In summary a simple story told well.