Before The Leaves Fall (Yuzuriha no Koro)

[Machine Translation] The paintbrush carves a melody on the canvas of the heart - an ode to life, full of tender perspectives and penetrating thoughts! The main character Ichiko is played by Kaoru Yachigusa, who is loved by many famous masters. Tatsuya Nakadai, a leading figure in the Japanese film and theater world, plays Kenichiro Miya, a painter Ichiko has feelings for. Toru Kazama plays his son Susumu. Ittoku Kishibe, Keiko Takeshita, Naomasa Rokudaira, Kyusaku Shimada, and Hirotaro Honda are among the talented actors who provide the supporting cast. At the screening at the 36th Moscow Film Festival, the film attracted a great deal of attention as a demonstration of the underlying power of Japanese cinema, including the use of no CG at all in the film. The music (composition/piano performance) throughout the film is by Yosuke Yamashita, one of Japan's leading jazz pianists. The inserts were newly drawn by Masaaki Miyamari, a leading figure in the Japanese art world. 76 years old and making his directorial debut! Original script and direction by Mineko Naka ( Mineko Okamoto ). Okamoto, who has long supported her husband Kihachi Okamoto's films as a producer, has taken a new first step. Like her life in film, this film is a gentle yet ardent appeal to all people of her generation and beyond. --The man Ichiko had a crush on as a young girl is now an international painter. Ichiko sees an article about his exhibition and travels to Karuizawa in the depths of autumn. In search of a painting to remember... Meanwhile, her son Susumu, concerned about his mother's departure, follows her. However, Susumu still does not know the feelings of his young mother, who sealed her heart in poverty after the war while tailoring kimonos... Ichiko's heart gently relaxes as she comes into contact with the warmth of people in Karuizawa. Then, Ichiko has an unexpected encounter...

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絵筆が 心のキャンバスに 旋律を刻み込む―やさしい視点に満ちた 想いを貫く人生賛歌! 主人公市子を演じるのは、数々の名匠に愛された八千草薫。市子が想いを寄せる画家・宮健一郎には日本の映画・演劇界を牽引してきた仲代達矢。息子の進役に風間トオル。岸部一徳、竹下景子、六平直政、嶋田久作、本田博太郎ら実力派俳優陣が脇を固める。第36回モスクワ映画祭での上映では、CGを一切使わぬ映像を始め、日本映画の底力を示したと大きな話題を呼んだ。全編を彩る音楽 (作曲/ピアノ演奏)は、日本を代表するジャズ・ピアニスト山下洋輔。挿入画は、日本美術界の重鎮宮廻正明の描き下ろし。76歳にして初監督に挑戦! オリジナル脚本、監督は中みね子 (岡本みね子)。夫岡本喜八監督作品をプロデューサーとして長年支えてきた岡本が、新たな第一歩を踏み出した。彼女のこれまでの映画人生同様、同世代を超えてすべての人々に向けられた穏やかにして熱烈なエール作品といえよう。 ――市子が少女の頃に想いを寄せていた人は、今では国際的な画家となっていた。彼の個展の記事を目にした市子は、秋深まる軽井沢へと旅立つ。思い出の一枚の絵を求めて・・・。一方、旅に出た母を気にかけ、後を追う息子の進。だが進はまだ知らない、着物の仕立てをしながら、戦後の貧しさの中で、心に封印した若き日の母の想いを・・・。軽井沢で人のぬくもりに触れ、やさしくほどけてゆく市子の心。そんな市子に思いがけない出逢いが訪れる・・・。

映像特典: 予告編