Flight on the Water (Suijo no Flight)

[Machine Translation] Haruka is unable to walk due to an accident. She has closed her mind and met her dream of para-canoeing. She will never give up flying. With the thoughts of her loved ones. A moving story inspired by a true story. Popular actress Ayami Nakajo takes on the challenge of canoeing, high jump, and other difficult performances. The film is planned and scripted by the director of the movie series "Chokusoku! (Chokko! Sankin Shudai) series and many other blockbuster hits. Inspired by a real-life Japanese para-canoe racer, this original story won a special jury award in the TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM, which he submitted himself. The screenplay was adapted into a film by director Jun Kaneshige, known for his emotional storytelling in such films as the blockbuster "Kiseki-Anohi no Sobito" (Kiseki: The Day I Saw You), "Crying Red Devil" and "461 Pieces of Lunchbox". --Haruka is a haughty girl with absolute confidence in her own abilities, and is a promising athlete aiming for the world in the high jump. One day, however, she has an accident, and although she survives, she is unable to walk again. With her dreams for the future cut off, Haruka closes her mind and becomes desperate, but with the support of the people around her, she finds a new dream: para-canoeing. With the sparkling surface of the water as a backdrop, she carries the love of her mother, a faint feeling of love, a promise to her former teacher, and the thoughts of those she cares about, and from the bottom of her heart, she paves her way. Booklet (12 pages) enclosed.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: making-of, table talk, trailer

事故で歩けなくなった遥。心を閉ざした彼女が出会ったのは、パラカヌーという夢―。飛ぶことをあきらめない。大切な人の想いとともに。"実話"から着想を得た感動の物語。人気女優・中条あやみが、カヌー、走高跳などの難演技に挑む。企画・脚本は、映画『超高速! 参勤交代』シリーズなど多くの大ヒット作の脚本を手掛ける土橋章宏。実在するパラカヌー日本代表選手から着想を得て描いたオリジナルストーリーで、自ら応募したTSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAMで審査員特別賞を獲得。この脚本を、大ヒット作『キセキ-あの日のソビト-』をはじめ、『泣くな赤鬼』『461個のおべんとう』などエモーショナルな語り口に定評のある兼重淳監督が映画化。――自分の実力に絶対の自信を持つ高慢な遥は、走高跳で世界を目指し、有望スポーツ選手として活躍していた。だがある日、不慮の事故に合い、命は助かったものの二度と歩くことができなくなってしまう。将来の夢を絶たれた遥は、心を閉ざし自暴自棄になるが、周囲の人々に支えられパラカヌーという新たな夢を見つける―。きらめく水面を背景に、母の愛、淡い恋心、恩師との約束・・・そして、大切な人の想いを乗せて、どん底から道を切り開いていく。ブックレット (12P) 封入。

特典映像51分: メイキング&座談会、劇場予告編