The Time to Live and the Time to Die HD Remastered Edition

[Machine Translation] The autobiographical masterpiece of the 1980s that made Hou Hsiao-hsien's name known throughout the world. Hou Hsiao-hsien, a leading figure of the Taiwanese New Cinema, is known worldwide as a filmmaker. This film is one of the representative works of the 80's along with "Love, Love, Wind, and Dust" as a film in which Hou Hsiao-hsien's style was perfected. It is a semi-autobiographical drama. Although many deaths occur to the characters, the film does not fall into melodrama, but rather evokes a sense of distance and quiet emotion. Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay at the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan. --Aha and his family come to Taiwan from Guangdong Province in 1948. However, his father eventually dies because of the unfavorable climate. His grandmother, on the other hand, cannot forget her life on the mainland and tries to walk back to China with Aha by her hand. Aha eventually becomes a high school student, and his family is annoyed by his bad boy ways, but he is inspired by his serious girlfriend to change his mind and go to college... The master is the same as the master of "Dounen Ouji Toki no Nagare (HD Digitally Remastered Version)" (TSBS-80024) released in 2015.

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ホウ・シャオシェンの名を世界中に知らしめた、80年代を代表する自伝的傑作。台湾ニューシネマの立役者にして、世界中にその名を知られる映画監督ホウ・シャオシェン (侯孝賢)。その彼の作風がひとつの完成を見た作品として、「恋恋風塵」とともに80年代を代表する一本。監督自身の半自伝的ドラマである。登場人物にたくさんの死が訪れるが、決してメロドラマに陥らず、距離感を保った描写で、静かな感動を呼び起こす。ベルリン国際映画祭 国際批評家連盟賞。台湾金馬奨 最優秀助演女優賞・最優秀脚本賞。――1948年に広東省から台湾に渡ってきた少年アハとその家族。しかし父親は気候があわずにやがて死去、一方の祖母は大陸の生活が忘れられず、アハの手を引いて歩いて中国に戻ろうとする。やがて高校生になったアハは悪ガキとして家族の手を焼かせるが、想いをよせる真面目な女友達にも刺激され、心を入れ替え大学進学を目指すのだが・・・。 ※2015年発売の「童年往事 時の流れ ＜HDデジタルリマスター版＞」 (TSBS-80024)と同一マスターとなります。