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2013

Sansan

A Sparkle of Life

燦燦 さんさん

(c)Saitama Prefecture/SKIPCITY Sai-No-Kuni Visual Plaza

(c)Saitama Prefecture/SKIPCITY Sai-No-Kuni Visual Plaza

(c)Saitama Prefecture/SKIPCITY Sai-No-Kuni Visual Plaza

(c)Saitama Prefecture/SKIPCITY Sai-No-Kuni Visual Plaza

Release Date
November, 16th, 2013
Running Time
81 min
Genre
Comedy , Drama , Romance , Children/Family , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP,Blu-ray,DVD,HDCAM
Screen Size
American Vista (1:1.85)
Sound Processing
Uncompressed 5.1ch
Subtitle
English

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Saitama Prefecture, SKIPCITY Sai-No-Kuni Visual Plaza

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Tokyo Theatres, DIGITAL SKIP STATION

[ Production Studio ]

C&I Entertainment

[ Story ]

Director Sotoyama Bunji, who won five awards including Best Short Film at the 2011 Monaco Film Festival for his depiction of love between an elderly couple in On This Side, returns to the theme of old age. Yoshiyuki Kazuko gives a vivid performance as the heroine, who goes husband hunting at the age of 77.
Tsurumoto Tae (Yoshiyuki), who lost her husband after caring for him for a decade, gets inspired by a wedding dress she sees in town and signs up with a matchmaking service. Ignoring opposition from those around her, she makes it to her first date with Nose Yuichiro (Yamamoto Gaku), but…

[ Official Site ]

http://sansan-eiga.com

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]

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