DVD
Vacation (Kyuka)
Japanese Movie
3800yen
(4180yen Tax incl. in Japan)
| Points You Earn | 3% (114p) |
|---|---|
| Release Date | May 20, 2009 |
| Availability | Sold Out |
Product Details
| Catalog No. | PCBP-51883 |
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| JAN/ISBN | 4988013798144 |
| Product Type | DVD |
| TV Standard | NTSC |
| Number of Discs | 1 |
| Label/Distributor | Pony Canyon |
| Color | Color |
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| Running Time | 115minutes |
| Original Release Year | 2007 |
| Encoding | MPEG-2 |
| Layers | single-sided/dual-layered |
| Aspect Ratio(s) | 16:9LB |
| Region | 2 |
| Subtitles | None |
| Audio Track |
Japanese
Dolby Digital
Stereo
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Credits
Description
DVD release of the film "Vacation (Kyuka)." A middle-aged prison guard Hirai who becomes close to a death row prisoner Kaneda volunteers to become his crutch when the Justice Minister signs his execution order. Crutch is a role to hold on to the death row inmate when they make their final walk to the gallows and hang on to them until the trapdoor drops. In return for taking this task, crutch is usually given one week of vacation prior to the execution. Hirai spends his week off work going through omiai, a meeting arranged between marriage candidates. Hirai meets a single mother named Mika and her young son. Then, finally Kaneda's execution is ordered. . .
Special Feature / Bonus Track: TV special (subject to change)
Translate Description
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Description in Japanese
休暇 / 邦画
「死刑執行の際、支え役を務めれば一週間の休暇を与える」生と死の間でゆれ動くひとりの人間が、やがてたどり着く場所とは? たかが<休暇>の為に人の命を奪う行為に加担するのか? それは今まで無為に過ごしてきた男が自らの人生を見つめ直すために乗り越えなければならない大きな壁となった。他人の命を奪うことで得られる幸せは、果たして本当の幸福と言えるのだろうか? 小林薫&西島秀俊主演の感動の話題作がDVDで登場! 死刑囚を収容する拘置所に勤務する刑務官たち。彼らは常に死と隣り合わせの生活を余儀なくされる。ベテラン刑務官、平井 (小林)もそのひとり。心の平穏を乱すことには背を向け、決まりきった日常を淡々とやり過ごす男。そんな平井がシングルマザーの美香 (大塚)と結婚することになった。なかなか打ち解けない連れ子との関係を築く間もないま挙式を控えたある日、死刑囚・金田 (西島)の執行命令が下る。執行の際、支え役を務めれば1週間の休暇を与えられると知った平井は、新しい家族と共に生きるため、究極の決断をするのだった・・・。
山梨放送制作の特集番組 (予定)
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休暇
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