The Mourning Forest
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The Mourning Forest is an 2007
Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase. It won the Grand prix
at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
. It tells the story of a nurse (played by Machiko Ono
) who is grieving for her dead child. She works at a nursing home
and grows close to an elderly man (Shigeki Uda), suffering from dementia
, who is searching in the local forest
for something connected to his dead wife that he cannot explain.
Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase. It won the Grand prix
at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
. It tells the story of a nurse (played by Machiko Ono
) who is grieving for her dead child. She works at a nursing home
and grows close to an elderly man (Shigeki Uda), suffering from dementia
, who is searching in the local forest
for something connected to his dead wife that he cannot explain.
Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase. It won the Grand prix
at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
. It tells the story of a nurse (played by Machiko Ono
) who is grieving for her dead child. She works at a nursing home
and grows close to an elderly man (Shigeki Uda), suffering from dementia
, who is searching in the local forest
for something connected to his dead wife that he cannot explain.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase. It won the Grand prix
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)
The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or...
at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
2007 Cannes Film Festival
The 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the sixtieth, ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights opened the festival, and Denys Arcand's The Age of Ignorance closed...
. It tells the story of a nurse (played by Machiko Ono
Machiko Ono
is a Japanese actress.-Career:Born in a rural area of Nara Prefecture, Ono was spotted by the film director Naomi Kawase cleaning out the shoe boxes at her junior high school, and cast in the lead role in Kawase's Suzaku, which earned the filmmaker the Camera d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival....
) who is grieving for her dead child. She works at a nursing home
Nursing home
A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...
and grows close to an elderly man (Shigeki Uda), suffering from dementia
Dementia
Dementia is a serious loss of cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging...
, who is searching in the local forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
for something connected to his dead wife that he cannot explain.
Cast
- Yôichirô Saitô - Machiko's husband
- Kanako Masuda - Mako
- Machiko OnoMachiko Onois a Japanese actress.-Career:Born in a rural area of Nara Prefecture, Ono was spotted by the film director Naomi Kawase cleaning out the shoe boxes at her junior high school, and cast in the lead role in Kawase's Suzaku, which earned the filmmaker the Camera d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival....
- Machiko - Shigeki Uda - Shigeki
- Makiko Watanabe - Wakako
External links
The Mourning Forest is an 20072007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase. It won the Grand prix
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)
The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or...
at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
2007 Cannes Film Festival
The 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the sixtieth, ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights opened the festival, and Denys Arcand's The Age of Ignorance closed...
. It tells the story of a nurse (played by Machiko Ono
Machiko Ono
is a Japanese actress.-Career:Born in a rural area of Nara Prefecture, Ono was spotted by the film director Naomi Kawase cleaning out the shoe boxes at her junior high school, and cast in the lead role in Kawase's Suzaku, which earned the filmmaker the Camera d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival....
) who is grieving for her dead child. She works at a nursing home
Nursing home
A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...
and grows close to an elderly man (Shigeki Uda), suffering from dementia
Dementia
Dementia is a serious loss of cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging...
, who is searching in the local forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
for something connected to his dead wife that he cannot explain.
Cast
- Yôichirô Saitô - Machiko's husband
- Kanako Masuda - Mako
- Machiko OnoMachiko Onois a Japanese actress.-Career:Born in a rural area of Nara Prefecture, Ono was spotted by the film director Naomi Kawase cleaning out the shoe boxes at her junior high school, and cast in the lead role in Kawase's Suzaku, which earned the filmmaker the Camera d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival....
- Machiko - Shigeki Uda - Shigeki
- Makiko Watanabe - Wakako
External links
The Mourning Forest is an 20072007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase. It won the Grand prix
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)
The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or...
at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
2007 Cannes Film Festival
The 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the sixtieth, ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights opened the festival, and Denys Arcand's The Age of Ignorance closed...
. It tells the story of a nurse (played by Machiko Ono
Machiko Ono
is a Japanese actress.-Career:Born in a rural area of Nara Prefecture, Ono was spotted by the film director Naomi Kawase cleaning out the shoe boxes at her junior high school, and cast in the lead role in Kawase's Suzaku, which earned the filmmaker the Camera d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival....
) who is grieving for her dead child. She works at a nursing home
Nursing home
A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...
and grows close to an elderly man (Shigeki Uda), suffering from dementia
Dementia
Dementia is a serious loss of cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging...
, who is searching in the local forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
for something connected to his dead wife that he cannot explain.
Cast
- Yôichirô Saitô - Machiko's husband
- Kanako Masuda - Mako
- Machiko OnoMachiko Onois a Japanese actress.-Career:Born in a rural area of Nara Prefecture, Ono was spotted by the film director Naomi Kawase cleaning out the shoe boxes at her junior high school, and cast in the lead role in Kawase's Suzaku, which earned the filmmaker the Camera d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival....
- Machiko - Shigeki Uda - Shigeki
- Makiko Watanabe - Wakako