The Face of Jizo(Movie, 2004)

Name: The Face of Jizo
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004
Duration: T01:39:00

Original title: "父と暮せば" (Japanese/JA)

1h 39min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 3 votes)

The Face of Jizo (父と暮せば, Chichi to Kuraseba) is a 2004 Japanese war drama film directed by Kazuo Kuroki and starring Rie Miyazawa, Yoshio Harada and Tadanobu Asano. It is based on the play of the same name by Hisashi Inoue. It was the 3rd and final film of Kazuo Kuroki's War Requiem trilogy, following Tomorrow (1988) and A Boy's Summer in 1945 (2002) The story follows a young woman, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and her attempts to forge a relationship with a young man while mourning the death of her father in the atomic bombing. ()

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About The Face of Jizo

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan

Plays in: Hiroshima

Based on: "The Face of Jizo" (find it on Amazon)

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 6 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/31/2004

Cast: Rie Miyazawa, Yoshio Harada, Tadanobu Asano

Director: Kazuo Kuroki

Screenwriter: Hisashi Inoue

Director of Photography: Tatsuo Suzuki

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Chichi to kuraseba"

Keywords: atomic bomb, hiroshima, japan

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