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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> |
{{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>http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/03/youkame-no-semi-dominates-the-35th-japan-academy-awards/</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Revision as of 08:19, 1 April 2012
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| Directed by | Izuru Narushima |
| Written by | Satoko Okudera Mitsuyo Kakuta (original novel) |
| Produced by | Naoki Sato Yoichi Arishige Naoko Yoshida |
| Starring | Hiromi Nagasaku Mao Inoue |
| Cinematography | Junichi Fujisawa |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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.
