Hoo Waga Ai (Japanese Title)

[Machine Translation] Commemorating the 35th Anniversary of Japan-China Friendship! An epic tale of fierce destiny based on a true story! Phoenix, My Love" DVD release, depicting 30 years of turbulent life of a man and a woman! A man and a woman sought each other as their one and only partner through the turbulent times following the Manchurian Incident and the Sino-Japanese War. A great epic depicting their never-ending love like a phoenix was born! Nakai Kiichi, who has had a series of high-profile films such as "HERO" and "Dororo" and is also the subject of "Jirocho Sangokushi" directed by Makino Masahiko, produces and stars in this film for the first time. Miao Pu, one of China's four leading actresses of the new era, co-stars as the heroine. This Sino-Japanese co-production is a rare film that gives us a sense of the new era of Asian cinema. --China in the 1920s. Liu Lan ( Nakai Kiichi ) is imprisoned for helping his girlfriend after a minor dispute. The rebellious Liu Lan fatefully meets Hong ( Miao Pu ), who killed her violent husband at the punishment. The two, who had been in despair and rebelled against each other in life, eventually come to be close in heart and mind. While their friend Liu Lan ( Guo Tao ) warmly watches over them during their 30 years in prison, it seems that their love between the walls will never come true...

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日中友好35周年記念作! 実話に基づく壮絶な運命の叙事詩! 男と女の激動の30年を描く『鳳凰 わが愛』DVDリリース!! 満州事変、日中戦争と続く激動の時代を通じて、お互いを唯一無二の相手として求めた男と女。その鳳凰=不死鳥のように終わることのない愛を描く一大叙事詩が誕生! 『HERO』『どろろ』と話題作が続き、マキノ雅彦監督の『次郎長三国志』でも話題の中井貴一が初プロデュース&主演を務める話題作。ヒロイン役で、中国の新しい時代を担う4大女優の一人、苗圃(ミャオ・プゥ)が共演。日中合作で描く本作は、新しいアジア映画の時代を感じることができる貴重な作品となっている。――1920年代の中国。恋人を助けるために些細な諍いから投獄されてしまったリュウ・ラン(中井貴一)。反抗的なリュウ・ランは、懲罰の場で暴力夫を殺めたホン(ミャオ・プゥ)と運命的に出会う。人生に絶望し、反発していた二人は、やがて心と心を近づけていく。三十年に渡る刑務所生活で盟友リアン(グォ・タォ)が温かく見守る中、壁を隔てた二人の愛は叶うはずがないと思われていたが・・・。