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Rebirth (2011 film)

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Rebirth
Directed byIzuru Narushima
Written bySatoko Okudera
Mitsuyo Kakuta (original novel)
Produced byNaoki Sato
Yoichi Arishige
Naoko Yoshida
StarringHiromi Nagasaku
Mao Inoue
CinematographyJunichi Fujisawa
Release date
  • 29 April 2011 (2011-04-29)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Rebirth (八日目の蝉, Youkame no Semi) is a 2011 Japanese drama film directed by Izuru Narushima, based on author Mitsuyo Kakuta's novel. The film was a critical success, winning 11 awards at the 35th Japan Academy Prize, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Starring Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Script.[1]

Plot

A woman named Kiwako (Hiromi Nagasaku) abducts a baby from a man whom she has had an affair with. For four years Kiwako raises the child as her own until she is arrested. The child named Erina is then returned to her birth parents, but she can't find peace. As an adult, Erina (Mao Inoue) also becomes involved with a married man and becomes pregnant. To confront her past, Erina goes to Shodoshima where she lived with Kiwako as a child. There Erina discovers a shocking truth and is forced to make a decision.

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