The Face of Jizo | |
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Directed by | Kazuo Kuroki |
Written by | Hisashi Inoue |
Based on | The Face of Jizo by Hisashi Inoue |
Starring | Rie Miyazawa Yoshio Harada Tadanobu Asano |
Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The Face of Jizo (父と暮せば, Chichi to Kuraseba) is a 2004 Japanese war drama film directed by Kazuo Kuroki and starring Rie Miyazawa, Yoshio Harada and Tadanobu Asano.[1] It is based on the play of the same name by Hisashi Inoue. It was the 3rd and final film of Kazuo Kuroki's War Requiem trilogy, following Tomorrow (1988) and A Boy's Summer in 1945 (2002)
The story follows a young woman, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and her attempts to forge a relationship with a young man while mourning the death of her father in the atomic bombing.[2]