| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Summary |
"Twelve-year-old Akira (Yûya Yagira) lives in a small inner-city apartment in Tokyo with his mother and three younger siblings, all with different fathers. The four children do not attend school; instead they are left alone daily, instructed by their mother not to leave the confines of the apartment. One day when Akira’s mother selfishly abandons her children to pursue a life of her own, Akira steps up to manage the household, fending for himself and his younger siblings. As time carries on the challenge to survive becomes more difficult resulting in a shocking finale." -- World Movies Channel website |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of World movies broadcast April 13, 2010. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only. |
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Rated: M. Course language, sex scenes, violence |
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Japanese language with English subtitles : credits in Japanese script |
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"Director Kirokazu Kore-eda advises that although this film was inspired by a true incident which occurred in Tokyo, the details of the story and the psychological portrayal are fictional" |
| Credits |
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Performer |
Yuya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Hiei Kimura, Momoko Shimizu |
| Notes |
Originally released 2004 |
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DVD. Region unspecified. |
| Subject |
Feature films
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Foreign language films
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Social life and customs
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| Author |
Yagira, Yuya
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Kitaura, Ayu
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Kimura, Hiei
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Shimizu, Momoko
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Kore-eda, Hirokazu
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World Movies Channel (Firm)
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