Greetings from Fukushima (2016)
Grüsse aus Fukushima (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 48min
- Drama
- 10 Mar 2016 (Germany)
- Movie
A young German woman bonds with an elderly Japanese woman while touring the Fukushima region of Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake.
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- 5 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast
| Rosalie Thomass | ... |
Marie
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| Kaori Momoi | ... |
Satomi
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Nami Kamata | ... |
Nami
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Moshe Cohen | ... |
Moshe
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Honsho Hasayaka | ... |
Jushoku
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Nanako | ... |
Yuki
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Aya Irizuki | ... |
Toshiko
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Thomas Lettow | ... |
Jonas
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| Masa Kokubo | ... |
Toshiko's husband
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Kurumi Aizawa | ... |
Geisha
(as Kurumi)
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Megumi | ... |
Geisha
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Tokuko Eguchi | ... |
Old lady
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Hosetsu Sato | ... |
Catman
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Tadashi Endo | ... |
Butch dancer
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Naomi Kamara | ... |
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Directed by
| Doris Dörrie | ||
Written by
| Doris Dörrie | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Olaf Grunert | ... | commissioning editor: arte |
| Benjamin Herrmann | ... | producer |
| Kenji Isomura | ... | producer: Japan |
| Harry Krueger | ... | producer |
| Harry Kuegler | ... | producer |
| Georgina Pope | ... | producer: Japan |
| Anita Schneider | ... | producer: Germany |
| Andreas Schreitmüller | ... | commissioning editor: arte |
| Ruth Stadler | ... | associate producer |
| Molly von Fürstenberg | ... | producer |
| Caroline von Senden | ... | commissioning editor: ZDF |
| Patrick Zorer | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Ulrike Haage | ||
Cinematography by
| Hanno Lentz | ||
Editing by
| Frank J. Müller | ||
Editorial Department
| Susann Bley | ... | post-production assistant |
| Mario Hirasaka | ... | subtitler |
| Jana Krohn | ... | assistant editor |
| Traudl Nicholson | ... | lead colorist |
| Hristo Sokolov | ... | on-line editor |
| Jonas Windwehr | ... | assistant editor: intern |
Art Direction by
| Sango Nakamura | ... | (Japan) |
Costume Design by
| Katharina Ost | ||
Makeup Department
| Kumiko Fukushima | ... | hair and makeup: Kaori Momoi |
| Makiko Goto | ... | hair and makeup: Kaori Momoi |
| Birger Laube | ... | special effects makeup artist: Germany |
| Tatjana Luckdorf | ... | makeup artist: Germany |
| Keiji Udagawa | ... | hair and makeup: Kaori Momoi |
Production Management
| Misako Furukawa | ... | production manager: Japan |
| Masa Kokubo | ... | production manager: Japan |
| Oliver Pusch | ... | unit manager: Germany |
| Patrick Zorer | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Karl Neubert | ... | assistant director: Japan (as Clarissa K. Neubert) |
Art Department
| Keigo Endo | ... | art department assistant: Japan |
| Yasuhide Kidota | ... | art department assistant: Japan |
| Dieter Lotzmann | ... | property master: Germany |
| Chisato Oda | ... | art department assistant: Japan |
| Naoki Ohtani | ... | property master: Japan |
| Takeshi Shojima | ... | art department assistant: Japan |
Sound Department
| Christian Bischoff | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Christof Ebhardt | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Jorge García Bastidas | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard | ... | sound editor |
| Achim Hofmann | ... | dialogue editor |
| Michael Karl Huber | ... | sound post-production producer |
| Giles Khan | ... | sound mixer |
| Christian Neff | ... | adr mixer |
| Andreas Schneider | ... | foley artist |
| Michael Stecher | ... | foley recordist |
| Rin Takada | ... | sound assistant: Japan |
| Daniel Vogl | ... | head of ARRI Sound |
| Alexander Würtz | ... | sound editor |
Visual Effects by
| Matthias Brauner | ... | title designer & animator |
| Tim Emeis | ... | digital compositor: ARRI VFX |
| David Laubsch | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Katja Müller | ... | visual effects producer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Michael Beitz | ... | gaffer (as Michi Beitz) |
| Mathias Bothor | ... | still photographer |
| Sean Donovan | ... | octocopter operator |
| Laura Gehrke | ... | second assistant camera: Bavaria |
| Keita Houri | ... | set electrician: Japan |
| Ivan Kovac | ... | assistant camera: Japan |
| Satoshi Tani | ... | best boy electric: Japan |
Casting Department
| Sadami Hwang | ... | casting: Japan / extras casting: Japan |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Tony Crosbie | ... | costume supervisor: Japan |
| Katja Krannich | ... | wardrobe assistant: germany |
| Kazuma Saito | ... | costume assistant: Japan / wardrobe assistant: japan |
Location Management
| Toshio Hanaoka | ... | location manager: Japan |
| Dieter Lotzmann | ... | location scout: Germany |
| Oliver Pusch | ... | location manager: Germany |
| Daisei Susami | ... | location scout: Japan |
Music Department
| Martin Offik | ... | score mixer |
Transportation Department
| Max Dario Albrecht | ... | driver: Germany |
| Markus Ritter | ... | driver: Germany |
| Leon Hellmann | ... | production driver: Munich (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Saeko Kawamura | ... | production accountant: Japan |
| Yoko Kyono | ... | production secretary: Japan |
| Florence Narozny | ... | press attache: france |
| Christl Neher | ... | production coordinator |
| Mitsuko Oki | ... | screenplay translator |
| Raymon Reynolds | ... | personal assistant: Kaori Momoi |
| Karl Spoo | ... | caterer: Germany |
| Moe Sugawara | ... | production coordinator: Japan |
| Shunichi Takegami | ... | production assistant: Japan |
| Susanne Weißenbach | ... | production accountant |
Production Companies
- Majestic Filmverleih (presents)
- Olga Film
- Rolize GmbH & Co. (co-production)
- Constantin Film (co-production)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (co-production)
- ARTE (in association with)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (support)
- Majestic Filmproduktion
Distributors
- Bodega Films (2017) (France) (theatrical)
- Majestic Filmverleih (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Swallow Wings (2016) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- The Match Factory (2016) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Majestic Collection)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (DVD) (Majestic Collection)
- Filmcoopi Zürich (2016) (Switzerland)
- Moving Turtle (2016) (Lebanon) (Middle East & North Africa)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2019) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ARRI Sound (post-production sound services)
- ARRI Sound (sound re-recording)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (funding)
- FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (funding: EUR 500, 000)
- Inhabitants of Fukuda (thanks)
- Limelight PR (publicity)
- Ludwig Kameraverleih (camera and lighting equipment)
- Sonnewald (props)
- Sound Shop (foley recorded and mixed at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Marie, a brokenhearted young German woman, lands in Fukushima determined to change her life, but that's easier said than done. Marie has difficulty adapting not only to Japanese life but life in a martyred city. She ends up finding refuge with old Satomi, the last living Geisha in town. Marie even follows Satomi to the house she was born in, although it lies within the forbidden contaminated zone. The cohabitation between the two women proves anything but easy, different as they are from each other. But little by little true friendship develops between them. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The title is a reference to Alain Resnais's Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) which also deals with the trauma of a nuclear catastrophe, namely the Hiroshima bombing. See more » |
| Goofs | When Marie and Satomi are sleeping next to each other, Satomi takes a cup of salt behind her pillow, places it between their two beds and throws some salt around Marie to keep ghosts away. In the next shot, the cup of salt is again behind Satomi's pillow. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Impromptu # 3 See more » |
| Quotes |
Marie:
You're so elegant. Satomi: You're an elephant. See more » |