Underplayed Gems

Boku To Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha (2009)

Boku To Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha poster
Original title
ぼくとママの黄色い自転車
Directed by
Keita Kōno
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 35m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A third grade boy lives with his father and believes his mother is studying fashion in Paris. He finds a photo that suggests she may actually be on a remote Japanese island. He sets out with his dog and his yellow bicycle to find her.

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What happens

『ぼくとママの黄色い自転車』(ぼくとママのきいろいじてんしゃ)は、2008年(平成20年)製作、2009年(平成21年)8月22日公開#外部リンクの公式サイトの記述を参照。の日本映画である。ロケ地は小豆島ほかである。 大志は、父と2人暮らしの小学3年生。物心ついたころから母が「留学でパリのデザイン学校に通っている」と聞かされて育ってきた。そんな母との絆は、週1度のパリからの手紙でのやりとりと、黄色い自転車のみ。しかし、ある日のふとしたことから手にした写真から、パリにいるはずの母が瀬戸内海に浮かぶ離島・小豆島にいるかもしれないと思うようになる。大志は父には内緒で、黄色い自転車に乗り、愛犬のアンと共に小豆島を目指して旅立つ。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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