Overview:
Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.| Original Title: | 萌の朱雀 |
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| Status: | Released (1997-11-01) |
| Awards: | 5 wins & 4 nominations |
| Screen: | Naomi Kawase |
| Productions: | Bandai Visual, WOWOW |
| Production Countries: | Japan |
| Spoken Languages: | 日本語 |
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Casts
- 2541: Jun Kunimura - Kozo Tahara
- 20705: Machiko Ono - Michiru Tahara
- 236979: Kotaro Shibata - Eisuke
- 236980: Yasuyo Kamimura - Yasuyo
- 236981: Sachiko Izumi - Sachiko
- 2490956: Kazufumi Mukohira - Young Eisuke
- 145927: Sayaka Yamaguchi - Young Michiru
Crews
- 20658: Naomi Kawase - Writer - Writing
- 58669: Takenori Sentô - Producer - Production
- 20658: Naomi Kawase - Director - Directing
- 70631: Masaki Tamura - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1100374: Kôji Kobayashi - Producer - Production
- 20704: Masamichi Shigeno - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 581142: Osamu Takizawa - Sound Designer - Sound
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I interpret this film as a slow, meditative thesis on the wabi-sabi of generational change. Like the fleeting cherry blossoms, the Japanese have reverence and respect for impermanence and imperfection. In the middle of the film, we heard an older man ask "How will our young find some ....
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