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{{Infobox film
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| name = Rebirth
| image = rebirthfilmposter.jpg
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| director = [[Izuru Narushima]]
| producer = Naoki Sato<br>Yoichi Arishige<br>Naoko Yoshida
| writer = Satoko Okudera<br />[[Mitsuyo Kakuta]] (original novel)
| starring = [[Hiromi Nagasaku]]<br>[[Mao Inoue]]
| music =
| cinematography = Junichi Fujisawa
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|4|29}}
| runtime = 147 minutes
| country = {{Film Japan}}
| language = Japanese
| gross =
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{{nihongo|'''''Rebirth'''''|八日目の蝉 |Youkame no Semi}} is a 2011 Japanese [[drama film]] directed by [[Izuru Narushima]], based on author Mitsuyo Kakuta's novel. The film was a critical success, winning 11 awards at the 35th [[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Prize]], including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Starring Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Script. <ref>www.tokyohive.com/2012/03/youkame-no-semi-dominates-the-35th-japan-academy-awards/</ref>.

==Plot==
A woman named Kiwako (Hiromi Nagasaku) abducts a baby from a man whom she has had an affair with. For four years Kiwako raises the child as her own until she is arrested. The child named Erina is then returned to her birth parents, but she can't find peace. As an adult, Erina (Mao Inoue) also becomes involved with a married man and becomes pregnant. To confront her past, Erina goes to Shodoshima where she lived with Kiwako as a child. There Erina discovers a shocking truth and is forced to make a decision.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1727825|Rebirth}}

{{Japan Academy Prize for Best Film}}

[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:Japanese films]]
[[Category:Japanese-language films]]
[[Category:2010s drama films]]
[[Category:Nonlinear narrative films]]

Revision as of 08:18, 1 April 2012

Rebirth
Directed byIzuru Narushima
Written bySatoko Okudera
Mitsuyo Kakuta (original novel)
Produced byNaoki Sato
Yoichi Arishige
Naoko Yoshida
StarringHiromi Nagasaku
Mao Inoue
CinematographyJunichi Fujisawa
Release date
  • 29 April 2011 (2011-04-29)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film Japan
LanguageJapanese

Rebirth (八日目の蝉, Youkame no Semi) is a 2011 Japanese drama film directed by Izuru Narushima, based on author Mitsuyo Kakuta's novel. The film was a critical success, winning 11 awards at the 35th Japan Academy Prize, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Starring Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Script. [1].

Plot

A woman named Kiwako (Hiromi Nagasaku) abducts a baby from a man whom she has had an affair with. For four years Kiwako raises the child as her own until she is arrested. The child named Erina is then returned to her birth parents, but she can't find peace. As an adult, Erina (Mao Inoue) also becomes involved with a married man and becomes pregnant. To confront her past, Erina goes to Shodoshima where she lived with Kiwako as a child. There Erina discovers a shocking truth and is forced to make a decision.

References

  1. ^ www.tokyohive.com/2012/03/youkame-no-semi-dominates-the-35th-japan-academy-awards/

External links