Our little sister
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Our little sister |
| Original title | 海 街 diary / Umimachi Diary |
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| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 127 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hirokazu Koreeda |
| script | Hirokazu Koreeda |
| production |
Kaoru Matsuzaki , Hijiri Taguchi |
| music | Yōko Kanno |
| camera | Mikiya Takimoto |
| cut | Hirokazu Koreeda |
| occupation | |
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Our little sister ( Japanese 海 街 diary, Umimachi Diary , Eng. "Sea City Diary ") is a film drama by Hirokazu Koreeda from 2015. The film is based on the manga series Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida . It premiered in competition at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2015 . The cinema release in Germany was on December 17, 2015.
action
The three sisters Sachi, Yoshino and Chika Koda live in Kamakura , a tranquil coastal town not far from the Japanese capital Tokyo, in their grandmother's old house. Fifteen years after her father broke up with another woman, they go to a distant province of Japan to attend his funeral. There they get to know their 13-year-old half-sister Suzu Asano. Since Suzu is now on his own, the three sisters offer to take her in. A little hesitant at first, the shy Suzu finally accepts the offer with thanks. When they return to Kamakura, however, their mother is not very happy about the new arrival, but gradually the bonds between the four young women strengthen.
criticism
The film service judges, the "quiet, carefully staged family and women film" observes "sensitively [...] the coexistence of the siblings, who gradually find each other and themselves". He attaches great importance to the representation of everyday rituals in which the beauty and happiness of existence are manifested. In conclusion, it says that the film is a “lyrical meditation on the cycle of life that is deeply moving in its quiet casualness”.
Awards
The film received numerous festival invitations and awards, including five prizes at the Japanese Academy Awards 2016 (best film, best director, best camera, best lighting and best newcomer for Suzu Hirose). Hirose also won the 2015 Hochi Film Awards and the Nikkan Sports Film Awards for Best Young Talent. The film also won the 2015 Audience Award in San Sebastián .
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Our little sister in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for our little sister . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2015 (PDF; test number: 156 231 K).
- ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed March 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Stefan Stiletto: Our little sister. Filmdienst , 25/2015, accessed on March 2, 2016 (short review).
- ↑ Awards. Internet Movie Database, accessed March 2, 2016 .