September 1923

[Machine Translation] After 100 years, an unprecedented Japanese film based on a true story is finally released. Finally, the blockbuster hit film that has left its mark on Japanese film history is now available on Blu-ray! This is the first feature film by Tatsuya Mori, the genius of documentary filmmaking. The film is an authentic drama that you wouldn't believe it was his first, and the performances by talented and unique actors will move you to tears. --The Great Kanto Earthquake occurred at 11:58 on September 1, 1923. Only five days later, on September 6, 1923, Fukuda, Higashi Katsushika-gun, Chiba Prefecture, was hit by the Great Kanto Earthquake. Just five days later, on September 6, more than 100 villagers, including vigilantes from Fukuda Village in Higashi Katsushika County, Chiba Prefecture, killed nine of 15 medicine peddlers, including an infant and a pregnant woman, who were visiting from Kagawa along the Tone River. The peddlers were suspected of being Koreans and killed for speaking in Sanuki dialect. Eight members of the vigilante group were arrested. Although the arrestees were sentenced to prison, they were soon released under a pardon related to the death of Emperor Taisho.... This is the "Fukuda-mura Incident," which had been buried in the dark of history for 100 years. When people are misled by information and fueled by fear and anxiety for their survival, the collective mind accelerates and the crowd goes berserk. This is not just an incident from the past, but a story for those of us living in the present. A press sheet with a scaled-down version of the film is enclosed.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: making-of, press conference (subject to change), trailer

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100年の時を超え、遂に、実話に基づいたかつてない日本映画が公開。日本映画史に残る大ヒット問題作がついにBlu-ray化! ドキュメンタリー作品の鬼才と言われた森達也による初の劇映画。初めてとは思わせない正統派なドラマ作り、実力派・異色俳優陣による演技に心が熱くなる。 ――1923年9月1日11時58分、関東大地震が発生した。そのわずか5日後の9月6日のこと。千葉県東葛飾郡福田村に住む自警団を含む100人以上の村人たちにより、利根川沿いで香川から訪れた薬売りの行商団15人の内、幼児や妊婦を含む9人が殺された。行商団は、讃岐弁で話していたことで朝鮮人と疑われ殺害されたのだ。逮捕されたのは自警団員8人。逮捕者は実刑になったものの、大正天皇の死去に関連する恩赦ですぐに釈放された・・・。これが100年の間、歴史の闇に葬られていた『福田村事件』。行き交う情報に惑わされ生存への不安や恐怖に煽られたとき、集団心理は加速し、群衆は暴走する。これは単なる過去の事件では終われない、今を生きる私たちの物語。プレスシート縮尺再編集版封入。

映像特典: メイキング映像、初日舞台挨拶収録 (予定)、劇場用オリジナル予告編