The Harimaya Bridge
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The Harimaya Bridge is a 2009 film written and directed by American filmmaker Aaron Woolfolk
. It was filmed in Kochi Prefecture
, Japan
and San Francisco, California
, U.S.A.
The film had a nationwide theatrical release in Japan in 2009 and an independent theatrical release in the United States in 2010. The film was released on DVD in Japan at the end of 2009, and will be released on DVD and video-on-demand in the United States in 2011.
The story concerns an American man who must travel to rural Japan after his estranged son dies there in a traffic accident. While there, he discovers some secrets his son left behind.
The film stars Ben Guillory
, Saki Takaoka
, Misa Shimizu, and Danny Glover
.
The film is produced by Ko Mori
and Aaron Woolfolk
. Executive Producers are Danny Glover
, Naoshi Yoda, and John Kim. Co-Producers are Muneyuki Kii and Tatsuya Kimura
. Associate Producers are James Lane
and Lee Rudnicki.
The film's theme song, "Shūten: Kimi no Ude no Naka
", was sung by Japanese singer Misono
, who released the song as her 13th single.
Aaron Woolfolk
Aaron Woolfolk is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He shot his first feature film The Harimaya Bridge in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan and San Francisco...
. It was filmed in Kochi Prefecture
Kochi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- History :Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi family during the Edo period.- Geography...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, U.S.A.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
The film had a nationwide theatrical release in Japan in 2009 and an independent theatrical release in the United States in 2010. The film was released on DVD in Japan at the end of 2009, and will be released on DVD and video-on-demand in the United States in 2011.
The story concerns an American man who must travel to rural Japan after his estranged son dies there in a traffic accident. While there, he discovers some secrets his son left behind.
The film stars Ben Guillory
Ben Guillory
Ben Guillory is an American actor and theatre producer and director.-Biography:...
, Saki Takaoka
Saki Takaoka
is a Japanese actress. Yōsuke Yamashita, a jazz pianist is her uncle. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Hochi Film Award for Crest of Betrayal.- Filmography :* cf girl * Swimming Upstream...
, Misa Shimizu, and Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...
.
The film is produced by Ko Mori
Ko Mori
Ko Mori is a Japanese film producer and distributor in US, and CEO for the production and distributor Eleven Arts, Inc. in Los Angeles.- Filmography :* Lords of Chaos * Sensei...
and Aaron Woolfolk
Aaron Woolfolk
Aaron Woolfolk is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He shot his first feature film The Harimaya Bridge in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan and San Francisco...
. Executive Producers are Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...
, Naoshi Yoda, and John Kim. Co-Producers are Muneyuki Kii and Tatsuya Kimura
Tatsuya Kimura
is a Japanese film producer and a critic, and also as known as , a music producer.- Biography :Tatsuya Kimura was born in 1964 in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Debuted as a critic in his high school days. Gradueted Waseda University in Tokyo, 1987....
. Associate Producers are James Lane
James Lane
James Lane may refer to:*James H. Lane , Kansas senator and U.S. Army general*James H. Lane , Confederate general* Jim Lane...
and Lee Rudnicki.
The film's theme song, "Shūten: Kimi no Ude no Naka
End=Start/Shūten: Kimi no Ude no Naka
"" is Misono's thirteenth solo single released on June 10, 2009.The song Shūten: Kimi no Ude no Naka is the theme song for the feature film The Harimaya Bridge, in which Misono acts in the role of Saita Nakayama. The song, written and recorded specifically for the film, plays over the end...
", was sung by Japanese singer Misono
Misono
, who performs under the mononym Misono , is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Kyoto. She is also the younger sister of Japanese singer Kumi Koda. Misono was the lead singer of pop band Day After Tomorrow, until the group disbanded in 2005. In 2006, Misono made her debut as a solo artist, remaining...
, who released the song as her 13th single.
Cast
- Ben GuilloryBen GuilloryBen Guillory is an American actor and theatre producer and director.-Biography:...
as Daniel Holder - Saki TakaokaSaki Takaokais a Japanese actress. Yōsuke Yamashita, a jazz pianist is her uncle. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Hochi Film Award for Crest of Betrayal.- Filmography :* cf girl * Swimming Upstream...
as Noriko Kubo - Misa Shimizu as Yuiko Hara
- Danny GloverDanny GloverDanny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...
as Joseph Holder - MisonoMisono, who performs under the mononym Misono , is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Kyoto. She is also the younger sister of Japanese singer Kumi Koda. Misono was the lead singer of pop band Day After Tomorrow, until the group disbanded in 2005. In 2006, Misono made her debut as a solo artist, remaining...
as Saita Nakayama - Honoka as Emi Osaki
- Victor Grant as Mickey Holder
- A'da Alison Woolfolk as Lindsey Holder
- Miho ShiraishiMiho Shiraishiis a Japanese actress from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.-Filmography:* Shiroi Fune * Swing Girls as Yayoi Itami* Densha Otoko cameo* The Harimaya Bridge as Kayo Takeuchi-TV dramas:...
as Kayo Takeuchi - Akira Hamada as Principal Shimura
- Junkichi Orimoto as Tomoki Shide
- Peter CoyotePeter CoyotePeter Coyote is an American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audio books. His voice work includes narrating the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics and Apple's iPad campaign. He has also served as on-camera co-host of the 2000 Oscar...
as Albert Tunney - Hajime Yamazaki as Kunji Inoue
- Toshiyuki Kitami as Mr. Kubo
- Yukiko KashiwagiYukiko Kashiwagiis a Japanese actress and the wife of Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto from 1971 until his death in 1985. In the 1970s, Kashiwagi retired from her career as an actress and instead presented a series of welfare performances with her husband in children's homes and nursing homes, and on Japanese...
as Ms. Kubo
External links
- The Harimaya Bridge - U.S. Official website
- The Harimaya Bridge はりまや橋 - Japanese Official website (ja)
- The Harimaya Bridge はりまや橋 - cinemacafe.net (ja)