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2012

Chichi o tori ni

Capturing Dad

チチを撮りに

(c)2012 PICTURES NETWORK/ HIYOSHIGAOKA PICTURES

(c)2012 PICTURES NETWORK/ HIYOSHIGAOKA PICTURES

(c)2012 PICTURES NETWORK/ HIYOSHIGAOKA PICTURES

(c)2012 PICTURES NETWORK/ HIYOSHIGAOKA PICTURES

Release Date
February, 16th, 2013
Running Time
74 min
Genre
Drama , Children/Family , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
HDCAM,Blu-ray
Screen Size
HD (16:9)
Sound Processing
Stereo,5.1ch
Subtitle
English,

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

PICTURES NETWORK, HIYOSHIGAOKA PICTURES

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

DIGITAL SKIP STATION

[ Production Studio ]

PICTURES NETWORK

[ Story ]

The feature-length debut by Ryota Nakano who won Best Director at the 2012 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL for the film. A family drama centered around two sisters go to visit their father who left home after divorcing their mother fourteen years ago, but get caught up in an unexpectedly trying situation.
Part-time worker Hazuki (Yanagi Erisa) lives with her younger sister, high school student Koharu (Matsubara Nanoka), and their mother Sawa (Watanabe Makiko). One day they receive word that their estranged father is on his deathbed, so Sawa asks Hazuki and Koharu to visit him and take one last photo to remember him by.

[ Official Site ]

http://chichitori.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2012 Best Director, SKIP CITY AWARD
Berlin International Film Festival 2013
Seattle International Film Festival 2013
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013

[ Contact (International) ]

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

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