is a Japanese film directed by
Ryoichi Kimizuka
is a Japanese screenwriter and director for television and film.
Career
Kimizuka first entered the Japanese television industry by working on variety shows under Kin'ichi Hagimoto. He then began writing screenplays for television dramas, includ ...
, starring
Toshiyuki Nishida
is a Japanese actor. He has won two Japanese Academy Awards for best actor, for '' The Silk Road'' (1988) and ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 6'' (1993). He has also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for '' Get Up!'' and '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 14'' (200 ...
. It premiered at the
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...
in September 2012, and was released at cinemas in Japan on 23 February 2013.
Outline
The film is based on the non-fiction book by
Kota Ishii.
Set in
Kamaishi, Iwate
is a city located on the Sanriku rias coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,609, and a population density of 74 persons per km2, in 16,230 households. The total area of the city is
Geography
Kamaishi i ...
, following the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...
, Aiba (played by
Toshiyuki Nishida
is a Japanese actor. He has won two Japanese Academy Awards for best actor, for '' The Silk Road'' (1988) and ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 6'' (1993). He has also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for '' Get Up!'' and '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 14'' (200 ...
) is a retired funeral-home employee who volunteers to assist in the task of preparing bodies at a temporary morgue set up in a school gymnasium.
Cast
*
Toshiyuki Nishida
is a Japanese actor. He has won two Japanese Academy Awards for best actor, for '' The Silk Road'' (1988) and ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 6'' (1993). He has also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for '' Get Up!'' and '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 14'' (200 ...
as Aiba
* Koichi Sato as a doctor
*
Toshirō Yanagiba
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Yanagiba has appeared in films such as the ''Bayside Shakedown'' series, ''Chinese Dinner'', and ''Space Battleship Yamato''.
Filmography
Film
* '' Run Towards the South On the Road of Sea'' (1986)
* ''Young Girls ...
as a dentist
*
Ryo Katsuji
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He graduated from the Horikoshi High School.
Filmography
Films
*''Tales of the Unusual'' (2000), Ōishi Chikara
*''All About Lily Chou-Chou'' (2001), Hitoshi Terawaki
*''Yume Oikakete'' (2003), Junichi
*''B ...
*
Jun Kunimura
is a Japanese actor who has performed in Japan, Hollywood and Hong Kong. He won Best Supporting Actor and the Popular Star Award at the 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in the South Korean horror film ''The Wailing (film), The Wa ...
*
Naoto Ogata
is a Japanese actor.
Biography
Naoto was born as the second son of Ken Ogata
, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor.
Life
Ogata was born in Tokyo, Japan. Ogata is well known for his roles in Peter Greenaway's '' The Pillo ...
*
Wakana Sakai
is a Japanese actress, writer, and former gravure idol. Her real and former stage name is .
Sakai is represented with Moon the Child, and later A-team. She is left-handed.
Filmography
TV drama
Other TV series
Internet drama
Films
Advert ...
*
Shiro Sano
Shiro, Shirō, Shirow or Shirou may refer to:
People
* Amakusa Shirō (1621–1638), leader of the Shimabara Rebellion
* Ken Shiro (born 1992), Japanese boxer
* Shiro Azumi, Japanese football player 1923–1925
* Shiro Ichinoseki (born 1944), Ja ...
*
Ikki Sawamura
is a Japanese model, film and television actor, and television presenter signed to Ken-On. His second son, Kōta Nomura is also an actor.
Biography
Ikki Sawamura was born in Kagoshima in 1967. After graduating from the local high school, he mo ...
*
Mirai Shida
is a Japanese actress. She became recognized after her breakthrough role as Kazumi Kanda in "''Joō no Kyōshitsu''" (" The Queen's Classroom") leading her to more prominent roles, such as Miki Ichinose in '' 14-year-old Mother''.
Biography
Sh ...
*
Michitaka Tsutsui
Music
The film's music was composed and arranged by .
The ending theme song, "Pray for the World", was sung by Japanese singer
Shanti Snyder
Shanti Snyder (born 4 June 1981), better known as Shanti, is a Japanese lyricist, singer, songwriter, and music TV host of mixed descent, based in Japan and hailing from Kanagawa Prefecture. She performs with a few different formations at clubs i ...
.
Release
Theatrical run
The film premiered at the
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...
in September 2012, and was released at cinemas in Japan on 23 February 2013.
References
External links
*
Fuji TV film details
*{{IMDb title, 2323810
''Tokyo Time Out'' review''Variety'' review
2012 films
Films set in Iwate Prefecture
Films shot in Japan
Films based on non-fiction books
Japanese drama films
Films about the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2010s Japanese films