Release date: Feb. 8, 2011. Videodisc release of the 2008 motion picture. Special features: new high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Hirokazu Kore-eda and director of photography Yutaka Yamazaki; new video interviews with Kore-eda and Yamazaki; documentary on the making of the film, featuring on-set footage; trailer; new and improved English subtitle translation; plus: a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Dennis Lim and recipes for the food prepared in the film. Abe Hiroshi, Natsukawa Yui, You, Takahashi Kazuya, Tanaka Shōhei, Kiki Kirin, Harada Yoshio.
Summary:
Fashioned as a tribute to his parents, the film depicts one day in the life of the Yokoyamas, gathered together for a celebratory ritual that only gradually makes itself clear. Rather than focus on big dramatic moments, Kore-eda relies on simple gestures and domestic routines (especially cooking) to evoke a family's entire life, its deep regrets and its daily joys.
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