MOVIE | A Story of Renewal Sparked by the Recipes Her Mother Left Behind: 'The Recipe of Forty-Nine Days'
MOVIE | Hiromi Nagasaku, Star of the Acclaimed 'Reborn for My 49 Days,' in Her Latest Film
Reborn for My 49 Days: A Story of Renewal Sparked by a Mother's Recipe
Yuki Tanada, a rising director, brings Yuki Ibuki's bestselling novel to the screen. 'Reborn for My 49 Days,' a moving story of a 49-day journey into a mother's life guided by her posthumous recipes, opens nationwide on Saturday, November 9th, at Shinjuku Wald 9 and other theaters.
Text by Yuzu Kuromiya
Official Selection of the Montreal World Film Festival
'Reborn for My 49 Days' is a heartwarming masterpiece that depicts the journey of a family grappling with emotional wounds, contemplating their lives, and moving towards renewal, all through the "recipes for living a happy life" left behind by their deceased mother.
Hiromi Nagasaku plays the daughter who suddenly lost her mother and failed to ask her about important things. Renji Ishibashi plays the father, who couldn't convey what was important. The cast also includes a new generation of acclaimed actors such as Masaki Okada, Fumi Nikaido, Taizo Harada, and Keiko Awaji, unfolding a delicate human drama.
The iconic Hawaiian lament 'Aloha ʻoe,' a song of remembrance that plays a crucial role in the "Grand Feast for the 49th Day" scene, is performed by singer-songwriter Yuko Ando. She has written new Japanese lyrics and sings with a gentle voice, enveloping the story.
From Loss to Renewal: A Family's Journey
Otomi, the mother of the Atsuta family, suddenly passes away. Her husband, Ryohei, is devastated. Their daughter, Yuriko, returns home, ostensibly to care for her worried father, but in reality, she is fleeing problems with her own husband.
Around this time, a mysterious girl named Imo and a young Japanese-Brazilian man named Haru appear before Ryohei and Yuriko. Imo, who claims to have been asked by the late Otomi to look after the remaining family, informs them that Otomi left behind a "recipe" and that her wish was not for a memorial service, but for a grand feast on the 49th day. Thus begins a peculiar cohabitation of four people as they approach the "Grand Feast for the 49th Day."—.
We hope you will witness the protagonists begin their path to renewal as they embrace the profound love their mother left behind, within the unique Japanese cultural context of the "49th day."
Reborn for My 49 Days
Nationwide release on Saturday, November 9th, at Shinjuku Wald 9 and other theaters
Director | Yuki Tanada
Screenplay | Hisako Kurosawa
Starring | Hiromi Nagasaku, Renji Ishibashi, Masaki Okada, Fumi Nikaido, Taizo Harada
Distribution | Gaga Corporation
http://49.gaga.ne.jp/
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