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24 January 2009 (Japan) moreGenre:
DramaAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
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Excellent drama, cultural shock moreCast
(Credited cast) | Koichi Sato | ... | Takumi Katsura |
| Mirai Shida | ... | Saori Funamura |
| Ryuhei Matsuda | ... | Shogo Mishima |
| Yuriko Ishida | ... | Kumiko Honjo |
| Kuranosuke Sasaki | ... | Takaharu Umemoto |
| Shirô Sano | ... | Ichiro Sakamoto |
| Kanji Tsuda | ... | Koichi Inagaki |
| Takahiro Azuma | ... | Atsushi Sayama |
| Yoshino Kimura | ... | Reiko Onoue |
| Toshirô Yanagiba | ... | Keisuke Honjo |
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| Satoshi Tomiura | ... | Tstsuro Sonobe |
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Nobody to Watch Over Me (International: English title)The Guardian (International: English title)
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I caught this at the US premiere in Santa Barbara, with the Director and the female lead, Mirai Shida. Strong social ties in Japan have an ugly flip-side: when somebody commits a crime, their family is automatically guilty by association, and all the relatives persecuted by absurd demands of apology. When Saori's brother is arrested for a double homicide, the whole family is subject to a media feeding frenzy that force police to provide protection for the family of the perpetrator.
One lonely cop is forced to take on the role of guardian to young Saori, and attempting to escape from attention and from the pervasive reach of media and internet, they will both come to terms with their personal demons. Well shot, and competently paced, the film is quite the cultural shock. Kimizuka's portrayal of the potential for web-fueled persecution is also downright scary, and reminiscent of the "Human Search Engine" tactics recently used by Chinese nationalists to locate and harass anti-Olympics demonstrators.
The role of the police, often presented as toothless facing criminals but ruthless in the treatment of witnesses, will also seem quite unusual to anyone used to US (or European) police work portrayals.
Mirai Shida gives an excellent, heartbreaking performance, showing a maturity in her portrayal of the Saori character well beyond her years.