Seven Weeks
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| image = Seven Weeks poster.jpg
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| native_name = {{Infobox name module|Japanese|野のなななのか}}
| director = Nobuhiko Obayashi
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| released = {{Film date|2014|03|02|YIFFF|2014|05|17|Japan}}
| runtime = 171 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
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{{Nihongo|Seven Weeks|野のなななのか|No no nanananoka|lead=yes}} is a Japanese drama film, produced in 2014, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. The film stars Tōru Shinagawa, Takako Tokiwa, Tokie Hidari, Takehiro Murata, Yutaka Matsushige, Shunsuke Kubozuka, Saki Terashima and Hirona Yamazaki. The screenplay by Obayashi and Tadashi Naito was based on the story by Koji Hasegawa.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/seven-weeks-review-nobuhiko-obayashi-1201511929/|title=Film Review: 'Seven Weeks'|last=Lee|first=Maggie|date=2015-06-10|work=Variety|access-date=2017-08-16|language=en-US}} The residents of the small northern town of Ashibetsu, where the film was set, helped fund the film."Seven Weeks – Film Review – The Japan Society " http://www.japansociety.org/event/seven-weeks-1"Yubari-2014-exclusive-interview-house-director-obayashi-nobuhiko-talks-seven-weeks" http://screenanarchy.com/2014/03/yubari-2014-exclusive-interview-house-director-obayashi-nobuhiko-talks-seven-weeks-and-the-art-of-ci.html
Plot
The film examines such issues as Japan's wartime responsibility, the current nuclear fallout issue, and romance. The director, Nobuhiko Obayashi, has referred to the film as "Guernica in moving images." The film's story follows the funeral of Mitsuo Suzuki, where the family, including his sister Eiko; grandchildren Fuyuki, Haruhiko, Akito, Kanna; and his great-granddaughter Kasane all meet to discuss his death. Much of the film focuses on flashbacks to Suzuki's youth, and covers the history of the town of Ashibetsu during the 1930s. The film crisscrosses the stories of a dozen different characters, from different decades.{{cite web |url=http://www.flixist.com/review-seven-weeks-nononanananoka--220169.phtml |title=Review: Seven Weeks (Nononanananoka) - Flixist |website=www.flixist.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125154929/http://www.flixist.com/review-seven-weeks-nononanananoka--220169.phtml |archive-date=2016-01-25}}
Cast
The film stars
- Tōru Shinagawa
- Takako Tokiwa
- Tokie Hidari
- Takehiro Murata
- Yutaka Matsushige
- Shunsuke Kubozuka
- Saki Terashima
- Hirona Yamazaki.
Production
The residents of the small northern town of Ashibetsu, where the film was set, helped fund the film, which resulted in the film having a small budget.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2015/11/the-best-japanese-filmmaker-youve-never-heard-of-52222/|title=The Best Japanese Filmmaker You've Never Heard Of {{!}} IndieWire|last=Walkow|first=Marc|website=www.indiewire.com|date=18 November 2015|language=en|access-date=2017-08-17}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=3506606}}
{{Nobuhiko Obayashi}}
Category:Japanese films based on plays
Category:Films directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
Category:Films scored by Kousuke Yamashita
Category:2010s Japanese-language films
Category:Japanese-language drama films
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