Reunion (2012 film)
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| director = Ryoichi Kimizuka
| producer = Chihiro Kameyama
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| based_on = {{Based on|Itai: Shinsai, Tsunami no Hate ni|Kota Ishii}}
| starring = Toshiyuki Nishida
Koichi Sato
Toshirō Yanagiba
| music = Takatsugu Muramatsu
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| released = {{Film date|2012|09|02|Montréal Festival des Films du Monde|2013|02|23|Japan|df=y}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
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{{Nihongo|Reunion|遺体 明日への十日間|Itai: Asu e no Tōkakan}} is a Japanese film directed by Ryoichi Kimizuka, starring Toshiyuki Nishida. It premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2012, and was released at cinemas in Japan on 23 February 2013.{{cite web |url= http://www.nipponcinema.com/t/e/reunion|title= Reunion (2012)|date= 29 December 2012|publisher= Nippon Cinema|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516045326/http://www.nipponcinema.com/t/e/reunion|archivedate=2013-05-16|url-status= dead|accessdate= 22 February 2013}}
Outline
The film is based on the non-fiction book {{Nihongo||遺体―震災、津波の果てに|Itai: Shinsai, Tsunami no Hate ni|"The Bodies at the End of the Earthquake and Tsunami"}} by Kota Ishii.{{cite web |url= http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2013/01/29/reunion-listens-to-the-voices-of-311s-deceased/|title= 'Reunion' listens to the voices of the deceased from March 11|date= 29 January 2013|work= The Tokyo Reporter|accessdate= 22 February 2013}} Set in Kamaishi, Iwate, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Aiba (played by Toshiyuki Nishida) is a retired funeral-home employee who volunteers to assist in the task of preparing bodies at a temporary morgue set up in a school gymnasium.
Cast
- Toshiyuki Nishida as Aiba
- Koichi Sato as a doctor
- Toshirō Yanagiba as a dentist
- Ryo Katsuji
- Jun Kunimura
- Naoto Ogata
- Wakana Sakai
- Shiro Sano
- Ikki Sawamura
- Mirai Shida
- Michitaka Tsutsui
Music
The film's music was composed and arranged by Takatsugu Muramatsu.{{cite web|url=http://www.reunion-movie.jp/staff.html|title=スタッフ|trans-title=Staff|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128084325/http://www.reunion-movie.jp/staff.html|archivedate=2013-01-28|accessdate=26 February 2013|url-status=dead}} The ending theme song, "Pray for the World", was sung by Japanese singer Shanti Snyder.{{cite web |url= http://columbia.jp/artist-info/shanti/info.html|title= Shanti Information|publisher= Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.|accessdate= 26 February 2013}}
Release
=Theatrical run=
The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2012, and was released at cinemas in Japan on 23 February 2013.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.reunion-movie.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.fujitv.co.jp/movie/01movie/20130000_06_M00.html Fuji TV film details] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb title|2323810}}
- [http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/6764/Reunion-Itai-Asu-e-no-tokakan Tokyo Time Out review]
- [https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117948361/ Variety review]
Category:Films set in Iwate Prefecture
Category:Films based on non-fiction books