Release Date

February, 13th, 2010

Running Time

95 min

Genre

Drama , Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

35mm

Screen Size

Standard (1:1.37)

Sound Processing

Mono

Subtitle

English, Japanese

[ Directed by ]

• MAKITSUBO Tazuko

[ Produced by ]

• MITSUNAGA Noriyuki

[ Cast ]

• MABUCHI Haruko
• KATO Shinobu
• HIRUMA Yoshinori
• Myonju
• OGASAWARA Machiko
• INUI Kimiko
• ACHIWA Satomi
• ONO Takeru
• ONO Toshiki
• UENO Karen
• KOBAYASHI Keiju ── Cameo appearance
• KONNO Misako ── Cameo appearance
• YONEKURA Masakane ── Cameo appearance

[ Staff ]

• KADONO Haruko ── Original Story
• SHIMOJIMA Mieko ── Screenplay
• MITSUNAGA Ryutaro ── Music

[ Production Company ]

Hoshinokuni Committee, Pao Film Production

[ Story ]

A drama based on a non-fiction novel by California-based writer Kadono Haruko, which tells the stories of her two autistic grandchildren as they grow up. The film is set in Japan and was presented at the Aichi International Women's Film Festival 2009. Ota Yumiko (Mabuchi Haruko), a writer, meets her three-year-old grandchild again for the first time in a while. Her daughter Yoko (Kato Shinobu) and her family used to live in the U.S. but came back to Japan. Yumiko soon notices her grandchild is autistic, and makes every effort to support Yoko; however, Yoko's mother-in-law rebukes Yoko with harsh words.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.hoshinokuni-autism.com/

[ Premiere ]

World Premiere: Aichi International Women's Film Festival 2009

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Selection work
Cultural Materials of Child Welfare Recommended by Social Security Council
Subsidized by Japan Arts Fund
Association for Corporate Support of the Arts: Arts Project Assistance Approval Program
Aichi International Woman Film Festival 2009

[ Contact (International) ]

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