Hibi

2005 1h 54m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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Hibi tells about mother who does pottery and lives rather simple life, growing her children up. She does remarkable job in pottery, finding a new way to make natural pottery in her own tunnel kiln. Then, her son gets leukemia. And entire family has to fight hard to find a donor who has matching bone marrow.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuko Tanaka
Kiyoko Koyama
Shunsuke Kubozuka
Kenichi Koyama
Eri Ishida
Ittoku Kishibe
Chizuru Ikewaki
Asuka Kurosawa
Kyooko Tooyama
Rei Yoshii

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Banmei Takahashi
Writers: Banmei Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hani Mituhashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yuko Tanaka and Shunsuke Kubozuka and Eri Ishida carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0455121 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Banmei Takahashi directs. Hani Mituhashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Hani Mituhashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Yuko Tanaka and Shunsuke Kubozuka and Eri Ishida carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0455121 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.