director:
Masahiro Shinoda
starring: Kyozo Nagatsuka · Hideyuki Kasahara · Jun Toda
Filmmaker
Shinoda's masterpiece opens with a journalist reporting on the 1997 Kobe
earthquake. The destruction reminds him of a visit when he was a young
boy, just after the end of World War 2. At that time, he and his family
had taken a boat trip to Beppu to bury the ashes of his older brother,
killed in the war. During the journey, the family is torn between the
traditional values of Dad and the onslaught of Western philosophies.
A Hong Kong
import of a Japanese film; widescreen (1.85:1), uncut (117 min.) version
in DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American DVD machine;
in Japanese language with removable English or Chinese subtitles; extras
include biographies and filmographies.
Adult
Material/Violence of War:
Not Recommended for Children
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