The Harimaya Bridge (2009)

Directed by

Aaron Woolfolk

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea, United States, Japan

Runtime

2h

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American man travels to rural Japan to settle the affairs of his estranged son, who died while living there. He discovers his son's connections to the local community and the art he left behind.

poignantunhurriedunderstatedbittersweetcontemplativesincerequietemotional

What happens

The Harimaya Bridge is a 2009 film written and directed by American filmmaker Aaron Woolfolk. It was filmed in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan and San Francisco. The film had a nationwide theatrical release in Japan in 2009 and an independent theatrical release in the United States in 2010. The film was released on DVD in Japan at the end of 2009 and was released on DVD and video-on-demand by Funimation in the United States in 2011. The title references the Harimaya bridge in Kochi City, which is connected to a well-known Japanese story about forbidden love. The film was produced by Ko Mori and Aaron Woolfolk. Executive producers are Danny Glover, Naoshi Yoda, and John Kim. Co-producers are Muneyuki Kii and Tatsuya Kimura. Associate producers are James Lane and Lee Rudnicki. The film's theme song, "Shūten: Kimi no Ude no Naka", was sung by Japanese singer Misono, who released the song as her 13th single. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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