Yôkame no semi
Brief Synopsis
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A woman named Kiwako abducts a baby from a man with whom she has had an affair and raises the child as her own for four years. Once she is arrested, however, the child, named Erina, is returned to her birth parents, and struggles to find peace. Years later, Erina has become an adult and gets pregna
Cast & Crew
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Izuru Narushima
Director
Mao Inoue
Hiromi Nagasaku
Eiko Koike
Yoko Moriguchi
Tetsushi Tanaka
Film Details
Also Known As
Rebirth, Youkame no Semi
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2011
Distribution Company
Shochiku Company, Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 27m
Synopsis
A woman named Kiwako abducts a baby from a man with whom she has had an affair and raises the child as her own for four years. Once she is arrested, however, the child, named Erina, is returned to her birth parents, and struggles to find peace. Years later, Erina has become an adult and gets pregnant from a married man. To confront her past, Erina goes to Shodoshima where she lived with Kiwako as a child, and discovers a shocking truth.
Director
Izuru Narushima
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Rebirth, Youkame no Semi
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2011
Distribution Company
Shochiku Company, Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 27m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Based on the novel "The Eighth Day" (Original Title: Yokame no semi) by Mitsuya Kakuta, published by Kodansha International in 2007 (Japanese) and 2010 (English.)
