The Face of Jizo (film)

The Face of Jizo
The Face of Jizo
	The Face of Jizo
Directed by	Kazuo Kuroki
Written by	Hisashi Inoue
Based on	The Face of Jizo; by Hisashi Inoue
Starring	Rie Miyazawa ; Yoshio Harada ; Tadanobu Asano
Cinematography	Tatsuo Suzuki
Release date	July 31, 2004;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Plot

Three years after the atomic bombing, young librarian Mitsue lives alone, plagued by guilt and sorrow over the death in the bombing of her father, who was her only living relative. One day, a young man, Masa, visits her library to study and find the morgue of the atomic bombing.^{[clarification needed]} Mitsue and the young man find themselves attracted to each other, but Mitsue fears that her grief for her father will not permit her to be happy. When she tries to break things off with Masa, she is visited by the ghost of her father, who encourages her to embrace life and pursue her budding romance with the young man.

Cast

Rie Miyazawa as "Mitsue Fukuyoshi", a young lady.
Yoshio Harada as "Takezo Fukuyoshi", a ghost of Mitsue's father.
Tadanobu Asano as "Masa Kinoshita", a young man.

Awards

2004, 28th Yamaji Fumiko Film Award to Kazuo Kuroki and 18th Yamaji Fumiko Actress Award to Rie Miyazawa by Yamaji Fumiko Cultural Foundation^[3]
2004 Nikkan Sports Film Award - Best Director to Kazuo Kuroki
2004 Hochi Film Award - Best Supporting Actor to Yoshio Harada
2004 Asahi Best Film Festival - 2nd Prize of Japanese Film
2004 Kinema Junpo - Best Actress to Rie Miyazawa
2004 Kinema Junpo - 4th Prize of Japanese Film
2004 Mainichi Film Award - Best Director to Kazuo Kuroki
2004, 47th Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Actress to Rie Miyazawa^[4]^[5]
2004 Japanese Film Pen Club Award - 1st Prize of Japanese Film
2005 Yokohama Film Festival - Special Prize to Kazuo Kuroki; 6th best film^[6]^[7]

References

^ 父と暮せば (2004). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ "没後十年黒木和雄映画祭 Kazuo Kuroki Film Festival". シネマヌオーボ. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "財団法人山路ふみ子文化財団｜過去の受賞者一覧". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
^ "シネマ報知 | ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー". Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
^ allcinema. "2004 Blue Ribbon Awards on allcinema". Allcinema.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ 第26回ヨコハマ映画祭日本映画ベスト 10. homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ "テレビ東京メディアネット :::父と暮らせば:::". Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2014.

[1] 父と暮せば (2004). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[2] "没後十年黒木和雄映画祭 Kazuo Kuroki Film Festival". シネマヌオーボ. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[3] "財団法人山路ふみ子文化財団｜過去の受賞者一覧". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2014.

[4] "シネマ報知 | ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー". Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2014.

[5] . "2004 Blue Ribbon Awards on allcinema". Allcinema.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

[6] 第26回ヨコハマ映画祭日本映画ベスト 10. homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[7] "テレビ東京メディアネット :::父と暮らせば:::". Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2014.

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