Yama no Yubin Haitatsu (subject to change)

[Machine Translation] Winner of the Golden Rooster Award (Chinese Academy Award) for Best Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1999 over Zhang Yimou's "Searching for the Girl"! --In the early 1980s, in the mountainous region of Hunan Province, China. A man who has worked as a postman for many years sets out on his first and last job (journey) together with his son, who is to succeed him. With a heavy mail sack on his back, he and his dog, "Second Son Boy," follow steep mountain paths and visit many villages. The father quietly teaches his son not only the familiar routes, but also the procedures of collection and delivery, and the weight of responsibility and pride in the work of carrying letters. The son feels a gap in his heart toward his father, who is taciturn and tends to be away from home, but as they walk together on this journey, he comes to see how his father has earned the trust of the people, and gradually deepens his respect and sense of responsibility for his work. He also realizes the greatness of his mother, who was always there to support his father and gently wrap her arms around him....

Special Feature / Bonus Track: interiview with the director, trailer

チャン・イーモウ監督『あの子を探して』を押さえ、1999年、中国金鶏賞 (中国アカデミー賞) 最優秀作品賞、最優秀主演男優賞受賞! ――1980年代初頭、中国湖南省の山岳地帯。郵便配達を長い年月勤め上げた男は、後継ぎとなる息子に引き継ぐため、初めて一緒に、そして最後の仕事となる〈旅〉に出る。重い郵便袋を背に、愛犬"次男坊"と共に峻険な山路を辿り、幾つもの村を訪ねる。父は通いなれた道筋は勿論のこと、集配の手順、そして〈手紙〉を運ぶ責任の重さと仕事の誇りを、静かに息子に教える。息子は寡黙で留守がちな父に対して心の隔たりを感じていたが、共に歩むこの〈旅〉の中で、人々の信頼を集める父の姿に接し、徐々に尊敬の念と仕事への責任感を深めて行く。そしてあらためて気づく、いつもそばで父を支え、彼をやさしく包んでくれていた母の偉大さも・・・。

映像特典(11分): フォ・ジェンチイ監督インタビュー、日本版劇場予告編