Seven Weeks
| Seven Weeks | |
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| Japanese | 野のなななのか |
| Directed by | Nobuhiko Obayashi |
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Running time | 171 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Seven Weeks (Japanese: 野のなななのか, Hepburn: No no nanananoka) is a Japanese drama film, produced in 2014, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. The film stars Tōru Shinagawa, Takako Tokiwa, Tokie Hidari, Takehiro Murata, Yutaka Matsushige, Shunsuke Kubozuka, Saki Terashima and Hirona Yamazaki. The screenplay by Obayashi and Tadashi Naito was based on the story by Koji Hasegawa.[1] The residents of the small northern town of Ashibetsu, where the film was set, helped fund the film.[2][3]
Plot
[edit | edit source]The film examines such issues as Japan's wartime responsibility, the current nuclear fallout issue, and romance. The director, Nobuhiko Obayashi, has referred to the film as "Guernica in moving images."[1] The film's story follows the funeral of Mitsuo Suzuki, where the family, including his sister Eiko; grandchildren Fuyuki, Haruhiko, Akito, Kanna; and his great-granddaughter Kasane[1] all meet to discuss his death. Much of the film focuses on flashbacks to Suzuki's youth, and covers the history of the town of Ashibetsu during the 1930s. The film crisscrosses the stories of a dozen different characters, from different decades.[2][4]
Cast
[edit | edit source]The film stars
- Tōru Shinagawa
- Takako Tokiwa
- Tokie Hidari
- Takehiro Murata
- Yutaka Matsushige
- Shunsuke Kubozuka
- Saki Terashima
- Hirona Yamazaki.
Production
[edit | edit source]The residents of the small northern town of Ashibetsu, where the film was set, helped fund the film, which resulted in the film having a small budget.[5]
References
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- ^ a b "Seven Weeks – Film Review – The Japan Society " http://www.japansociety.org/event/seven-weeks-1
- ^ "Yubari-2014-exclusive-interview-house-director-obayashi-nobuhiko-talks-seven-weeks" http://screenanarchy.com/2014/03/yubari-2014-exclusive-interview-house-director-obayashi-nobuhiko-talks-seven-weeks-and-the-art-of-ci.html
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Seven Weeks at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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