The Face of Jizo
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is a Japanese play written by Hisashi Inoue.
in 2001.
The play was transferred into three languages and published by Komatsuza.
, starring by Rie Miyazawa
, Yoshio Harada
and Tadanobu Asano
, in 2004.
It was filmed as the 3rd and concluding volume of Kazuo Kuroki's "Trilogy works for War Requiem".
The story goes with the conversations between a daughter, a survivor of the atomic bombing
and her father's ghost like a rapid-fire two-man act in attractive Hiroshima dialect.
But, it is also the daughter's anguish to be acquitted from the fact that she could be survived but her father couldn't.
, there is a young female librarian in Hiroshima
.
Her name is "Mitsue" who lost her father by the atomic bombing, and he was her only family member.
Mitsue as a survivor, living alone, feeling sad and missing her father.
One day, a young man visit her library to study and find the morgue of the atomic bombing.
Then Mitsue and the young man will meet and be attracted by each other.
But, when Mitsue think about her father, she feels "I cannot be happy", so, when he asked her go out, Mitsue will try to refuse him.
At that night, her father Takezo's ghost will appear at Mitsue to cheer her up, then Takezo will begin to try to open Mitsue's heart, because he wants her to be happy and hopes to have a chance to fall in love with the young man.
Plays
- It was performed by Komatsuza as their 34th Play, from September 3 to September 18 in 1994, directed by Hitoshi Uyama, starring by Masayo Umezawa and Kei Suma. Then has been is performed frequently not only all over Japan but also overseas. Paris in 1997, Moscow in 2001, Hong Kong in 2004 and London in 2007.
- Now, the play is performed by Komatsuza and some theatrical companies.
Books
The play Chichi to Kuraseba (Living with my Father) is published by ShinchoshaShinchosha
is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award.-Monthly:* ENGINE* Foresight* nicola*Shinchō-External links:*...
in 2001.
The play was transferred into three languages and published by Komatsuza.
- The Face of JizoKsitigarbhaKsitigarbha is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism, usually depicted as a Buddhist monk in the Orient. The name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb"...
in English by Roger Pulvers in 2004. - Die Tage mit Vater (The Day with Father) in German by Isolde Asai in 2006.
- Mio Padre (My Father) in Italian by Franco Gervasio and Ai Aoyama in 2006,.
CD
The play is recorded for a CD with starring Tomoko Saito and Kei Masu, published by Shinchosha, on April 25 in 2003.Film
The play is adapted for a film "Chichi to Kuraseba" directed by Kazuo KurokiKazuo Kuroki
-Filmography:* Silence Has No Wings * Preparation for the Festival * Yūgure made * The Bridge of Tears * Tomorrow * Pickpocket * The Face of Jizo * The Blossoming of Kamiya Etsuko...
, starring by Rie Miyazawa
Rie Miyazawa
is a Japanese actress and former model.- Life and career :Rie Miyazawa was born in Tokyo and raised by her mother. Since her debut at age 11 in an advertisement for Kit Kat, she has many films, television shows, commercials, stage appearances and photo books to her credit. She starred in the...
, Yoshio Harada
Yoshio Harada
was a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.-Career:Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyūza theater troupe in 1966 and made his television debut in 1967 with "Tenka no seinen" and his film debut in 1968 with Fukushū no uta ga kikoeru. He came to fame...
and Tadanobu Asano
Tadanobu Asano
, born is a Japanese actor. He is known for his roles as Dragon Eye Morrison in Electric Dragon 80.000 V, Kakihara in Ichi the Killer, Mamoru Arita in Bright Future, Hattori Genosuke in Zatoichi, Kenji in Last Life in the Universe, Aman in Survive Style 5+, Ayano in The Taste of Tea, and Temudjin...
, in 2004.
It was filmed as the 3rd and concluding volume of Kazuo Kuroki's "Trilogy works for War Requiem".
The story goes with the conversations between a daughter, a survivor of the atomic bombing
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945, and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date.For six months...
and her father's ghost like a rapid-fire two-man act in attractive Hiroshima dialect.
But, it is also the daughter's anguish to be acquitted from the fact that she could be survived but her father couldn't.
Plot
Three years after the atomic bombingAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945, and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date.For six months...
, there is a young female librarian in Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
.
Her name is "Mitsue" who lost her father by the atomic bombing, and he was her only family member.
Mitsue as a survivor, living alone, feeling sad and missing her father.
One day, a young man visit her library to study and find the morgue of the atomic bombing.
Then Mitsue and the young man will meet and be attracted by each other.
But, when Mitsue think about her father, she feels "I cannot be happy", so, when he asked her go out, Mitsue will try to refuse him.
At that night, her father Takezo's ghost will appear at Mitsue to cheer her up, then Takezo will begin to try to open Mitsue's heart, because he wants her to be happy and hopes to have a chance to fall in love with the young man.
Cast
- Rie MiyazawaRie Miyazawais a Japanese actress and former model.- Life and career :Rie Miyazawa was born in Tokyo and raised by her mother. Since her debut at age 11 in an advertisement for Kit Kat, she has many films, television shows, commercials, stage appearances and photo books to her credit. She starred in the...
as "Mitsue Fukuyoshi", a young lady. - Yoshio HaradaYoshio Haradawas a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.-Career:Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyūza theater troupe in 1966 and made his television debut in 1967 with "Tenka no seinen" and his film debut in 1968 with Fukushū no uta ga kikoeru. He came to fame...
as "Takezo Fukuyoshi", a ghost of Mitsue's father. - Tadanobu AsanoTadanobu Asano, born is a Japanese actor. He is known for his roles as Dragon Eye Morrison in Electric Dragon 80.000 V, Kakihara in Ichi the Killer, Mamoru Arita in Bright Future, Hattori Genosuke in Zatoichi, Kenji in Last Life in the Universe, Aman in Survive Style 5+, Ayano in The Taste of Tea, and Temudjin...
as "Masa Kinoshita", a young man.
Awards
- 2004, 28th Yamaji Fumiko Film Award to Kazuo KurokiKazuo Kuroki-Filmography:* Silence Has No Wings * Preparation for the Festival * Yūgure made * The Bridge of Tears * Tomorrow * Pickpocket * The Face of Jizo * The Blossoming of Kamiya Etsuko...
and 18th Yamaji Fumiko Actress Award to Rie MiyazawaRie Miyazawais a Japanese actress and former model.- Life and career :Rie Miyazawa was born in Tokyo and raised by her mother. Since her debut at age 11 in an advertisement for Kit Kat, she has many films, television shows, commercials, stage appearances and photo books to her credit. She starred in the...
by Yamaji Fumiko Cultural Foundation - 2004 Nikkan Sports Film AwardNikkan Sports Film AwardThe are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the Nikkan Sports.- Categories :*Best Picture*Best Director*Best Foreign Picture*Best Actor*Best Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress*New Artist Award*Special Award...
- Best Director to Kazuo Kuroki - 2004 Hochi Film AwardHochi Film AwardThe are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the Hochi Shimbun.- Categories :*Best Picture*Best International Picture*Best Actor*Best Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress*Best New Artist*Special Award*Best Director- Winner :...
- Best Supporting Actor to Yoshio HaradaYoshio Haradawas a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.-Career:Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyūza theater troupe in 1966 and made his television debut in 1967 with "Tenka no seinen" and his film debut in 1968 with Fukushū no uta ga kikoeru. He came to fame... - 2004 AsahiAsahi ShimbunThe is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
Best Film Festival - 2nd Prize of Japanese Film - 2004 Kinema JunpoKinema Junpo, commonly called , is a Japanese film magazine which began publication in July 1919. The magazine was founded by a group of four students, including Saburō Tanaka, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology . In that first month, it was published three times on days with a "1" in them. These first three...
- 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 AwardsBlue Ribbon AwardsThe are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan.The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers...
- Best Actress to Rie Miyazawa, - 2004 Japanese Film Pen Club Award - 1st Prize of Japanese Film
- 2005 Yokohama Film FestivalYokohama Film FestivalThe is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...
- Special Prize to Kazuo Kuroki
External links
- Komatsuza
- The Face of Jizo The public reading events in TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, 2004–2006 - The Face of Jizo at Arcola TheatreArcola TheatreArcola Theatre is a studio theatre in Dalston, in the London Borough of Hackney. The theatre's ambition is to create and present high-quality theatre with a social and political relevance to its multicultural local community as well as a wider audience....
in London, 2007 - The Face of Jizo Play of the Month of The Japan FoundationJapan FoundationThe was established in 1972 by an Act of the Japanese Diet as a special legal entity to undertake international dissemination of Japanese culture, and became an independent administrative institution under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Ministry of Japan on 1 October 2003 under the "Independent...
, in August 2007 - Performing Father–Daughter Love "Inoue Hisashi's Face of Jizo" by Tomoko Aoyama
- Chichi to Kuraseba - TV TokyoTV Tokyois a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
Medianet - rerun the film at Iwanami hall in 2005 - Chichi to Kuraseba