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Blessing Bell

Original title: Kôfuku no kane
  • 20022002
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Kôfuku no kane (2002)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
After losing his job at the factory Igarashi aimlessly wanders through Tokyo where he encounters various people and gains insight into their lives.After losing his job at the factory Igarashi aimlessly wanders through Tokyo where he encounters various people and gains insight into their lives.After losing his job at the factory Igarashi aimlessly wanders through Tokyo where he encounters various people and gains insight into their lives.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
627
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  • Director
    • SABU
  • Writer
    • SABU
  • Stars
    • Susumu Terajima
    • Naomi Nishida
    • Reila Aphrodite
Top credits
  • Director
    • SABU
  • Writer
    • SABU
  • Stars
    • Susumu Terajima
    • Naomi Nishida
    • Reila Aphrodite
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    • 6User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Susumu Terajima
    Susumu Terajima
    • Igarashias Igarashi
    Naomi Nishida
    • Iragashi's Wifeas Iragashi's Wife
    Reila Aphrodite
    Reila Aphrodite
    Ayako Hirai
    Itsuji Itao
    Itsuji Itao
    • Prisoneras Prisoner
    Ryôko Shinohara
    Ryôko Shinohara
    • Single motheras Single mother
    Sansei Shiomi
    • Yakuzaas Yakuza
    Kazuko Shirakawa
    • Bar-owneras Bar-owner
    Seijun Suzuki
    Seijun Suzuki
    • Old Man's Ghostas Old Man's Ghost
    Ryôko Takizawa
      Yui Tateishi
      Tôru Tezuka
      • Man who doesn't want to pay his billas Man who doesn't want to pay his bill
      Kôji Yokokawa
      Ren Ôsugi
      Ren Ôsugi
      • Loudspeaker person in prisonas Loudspeaker person in prison
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      • Director
        • SABU
      • Writer
        • SABU
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      User reviews6

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      Top review
      10/10
      The ZEN in the form of a movie
      I think it's a shame how underrated this movie is. Its slow pace, little conversation, even less action and not specific topic doesn't make it easy to understand and "digest", especially not for people who are not used to art movies, but nobody should call this a bad or boring movie just because he didn't understand it.

      SABU, director of masterpieces like Drive, Postman blues, Monday or Unlucky Monkey, didn't use so much of his famous dark, absurd and grotesque humor and of very sad and dramatic scenes either (which are typical for his other movies). This movie is very balanced, very harmonic, very peaceful. Susumu Terajima, who has small roles in other Sabu movies, is the main character here. I love him and his style and his very minimal but professional and essential acting makes the movie even better.

      The story is about a man who goes to work, finds that the factory is closed down, therefore goes and wanders around for a day and a night, then goes back home. Some interesting things happen to him during this, but not very much compared to the time he spends sitting or walking or just standing and staring.

      So what's this all about? No action, very little humor, very little drama, but why did someone make a movie like this? The answer is that it's REALLY very important that the movie is slow paced and only a few things happen. The main character says nothing during the 95% of the movie! He just observes, and then, if necessary, acts. He doesn't judge, doesn't interfere. He gains some money from someone who doesn't need it then he loses it. So what. He have had it and now he doesn't have it, and that's all. Accepting everything. That's the zen philosophy. Looking at the world as it is, looking at the pure form, at the real meaning of things. There is some scenes connected with sins and jealousy and money and sickness and death and love, but it's kept very simple. It's all about life but it's not direct at all, the thinking part is up to you, the viewer, nothing is explained, and that's why it works so wonderful and also why so many people don't understand it.

      Very much worth seeing if you're into art movies or if you're keen on Sabu and if you're interested in Zen.
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      • Dec 25, 2006

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      • Release date
        • November 22, 2003 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Official site
        • Official site (Japan)
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Zbawienny dzwon
      • Production companies
        • Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
        • IMJ Entertainment
        • Ogura Production
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 27 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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