Sonohi no Mae ni [Limited Edition]

[Machine Translation] Master filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi directs the long-awaited film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Kiyoshi Shigematsu's bestseller, starring the hottest actress of the moment, Hiromi Nagasaku! A moving life symphony that tenderly depicts a family facing "death" and various people's "lives" intersecting with each other! Hiromi Nagasaku passionately plays the role of the wife who has been told she has little time left to live. The husband is played by Kiyotaka Minamihara, and the film also stars Toshio Kakei, Toru Minegishi, and many other talented actors. --Kendai is a successful illustrator who runs a design office. His wife, Toshiko, has been a good partner since their unsuccessful days, and they are struggling to raise their two growing sons. One day, Toshiko complains of a physical ailment, and as a result of an examination, she is suddenly told that she has little time left to live. With tomorrow cut off from their lives, the two are at a loss and in despair, but after consulting with each other, they try their best to live out the few remaining days of their lives in preparation for the coming "the day"... A 2-disc set with a bonus disc (approx. 60 min.) of bonus footage produced by director Nobuhiko Obayashi himself: a close-up documentary, interviews, the 2008 Tokyo International Film Festival, and the opening speech on November 1, 2008. Includes a character correlation chart. Outer sleeve included.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: theatrical trailer(s)

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巨匠・大林宣彦監督が、今旬の女優・永作博美を主演に迎え、直木賞作家・重松清のベストセラーを待望の映画化!! 「死」に直面した家族と、交錯する様々な人の「生」を優しく綴る感動の人生シンフォニー! 余命宣告をされた妻を永作博美が熱演! 夫役を演じるのは南原清隆、その他、筧利夫や峰岸徹など多数の実力派俳優が豪華共演。 ――健大はデザイン事務所を営む売れっ子イラストレーター。妻・とし子は売れない時代から支え続けてくれた良きパートナーで、育ち盛りの息子2人の子育てに奮闘中。ある日、体の不調を訴えたとし子は、検査の結果、突然の余命宣告を受ける。明日を断ち切られたふたりは、戸惑いと絶望の末、相談しあい、来るべき「その日」に向けて、残り少ない日々を一生懸命に生きて行く・・・。 大林宣彦監督自ら制作の特典映像: 密着ドキュメント～インタビュー集～2008年東京国際映画祭～11月1日初日舞台挨拶を収録した特典ディスク(約60分)付2枚組。人物相関図封入。アウタースリーブ付。

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