The Face of Jizo
2004•1h 39m•7.0•Released
Drama
Based on a play by Hisashi Inoue, it focuses on the sufferings of the survivors of Hiroshima. The film takes place during 4 days in the summer of 1948, as the ghost of her father visits Mitsué (Rié Miyama). He had somehow learned that she has fallen in love, and tries to convince her to start her new life. But Mitsué obstinately refuses his warm and humorous encouragements : « People were killed in my place. I do not have the right to find happiness », she says.
Director
Kazuo Kuroki
Writer
Hisashi Inoue, Kazuo Kuroki
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Eisei Gekijo
Cast
Rie Miyazawa
Mitsue Fukuyoshi
Yoshio Harada
Takezou Fukuyoshi
Tadanobu Asano
Mr. Kinoshita
Production
Company
Eisei Gekijo
Company
Bandai Visual
Company
NIHON SKY WAY
Company
TV Tokyo Medianet
Company
AOI Pro.
Company
Pal Entertainments Production
Company
Nikkatsu Studio
Producer
Satoshi Kono
Producer
Natsuko Kitani
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