Arc [Limited Edition]

[Machine Translation] Kei Ishikawa, who has attracted worldwide attention for his works "The Book of Fools" (17) and "Honeybee and Thunder" (19), has adapted the short stories of Ken Liu, the world-renowned author who has won the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, and the World Literature Award for Fantasy Literature. A magnificent entertainment filled with wonder and amazement (=sense of wonder) about the life of the first woman in human history to gain eternal life! Starring Kyoko Yoshine and co-starring Shinobu Terajima, Masaki Okada, Chieko Baisho, Jun Fubuki, Kaoru Kobayashi, and a host of other splendid actors. --The story is set in the not-so-distant future, where at the age of 17, Rina, seeking freedom in her life, leaves her newborn son and leads a vagabond life. At 19, she meets Emma, who becomes her teacher, and takes a job creating ("body works") under her. She then began working for her mentor, Emma, in the creation of body works (plastination) for people who had lost a loved one, so that the body could be preserved in its original form. Emma's younger brother, Amane, develops this technique and finally achieves "immortality" through stop-aging. Lina becomes the first woman in the world to receive this treatment, and will live forever in the body of a 30-year-old woman... The Blu-ray special limited edition includes a making-of featurette featuring five members of the main cast talking about the theme of the film, a dialogue between director Kyoko Yoshine and Kei Ishikawa, a completion report meeting on June 2, 2021, and a stage greeting on June 25, 2021. 25 June, 2021, and a special DVD containing the stage greeting on the opening day. Special sleeve case.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: teaser, trailer, web spots

ネビュラ賞・ヒューゴー賞・世界幻想文学賞の3冠を制覇する世界的作家ケン・リュウの短篇小説を、『愚行録』(17)『蜜蜂と遠雷』(19)で世界から注目を集める石川慶が映画化! 人類史上初めて永遠の命を得た女性の人生を描く、驚嘆と不思議(=センスオブワンダー)に彩られた壮大なるエンターテインメント! 主演・芳根京子、共演に、寺島しのぶ、岡田将生、倍賞千恵子、風吹ジュン、小林薫など、豪華演技派俳優陣が顔を揃えた話題作。――舞台はそう遠くない未来。17歳で人生に自由を求め、生まれたばかりの息子と別れて放浪生活を送っていたリナは、19歳で師となるエマと出会い、彼女の下で〈ボディワークス〉を作るという仕事に就く。それは最愛の存在を亡くした人々のために、遺体を生きていた姿のまま保存できるように施術(プラスティネーション)する仕事であった。エマの弟・天音はこの技術を発展させ、遂にストップエイジングによる「不老不死」を完成させる。リナはその施術を受けた世界初の女性となり、30歳の身体のまま永遠の人生を生きていくことになるが・・・。Blu-ray特装限定版には、メインキャスト5名が本作のテーマについて語るメイキング映像、芳根京子×石川慶監督 対談、2021/6/2 完成報告会、2021/6/25 初日舞台挨拶を収録した特典ディスク(DVD)付き。特製スリーブケース仕様。

本編DISC映像特典: 特報、予告編、WEB CM集