The Face of Jizo
Directed by Kazuo Kuroki2004 1h 39mDrama
7.16.7
Based on a play by Hisashi Inoue, it focuses on the sufferings of the survivors of Hiroshima. The film takes place during 4 days in the summer of 1948, as the ghost of her father visits Mitsué (Rié Miyama). He had somehow learned that she has fallen in love, and tries to convince her to start her new life. But Mitsué obstinately refuses his warm and humorous encouragements : « People were killed in my place. I do not have the right to find happiness », she says.
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The Face of Jizo was released on July 31, 2004.
The Face of Jizo was directed by Kazuo Kuroki.
The Face of Jizo has a runtime of 1h 39m.
The Face of Jizo was produced by Satoshi Kono, Natsuko Kitani.
The key characters in The Face of Jizo are Mitsue Fukuyoshi (Rie Miyazawa), Takezou Fukuyoshi (Yoshio Harada), Mr. Kinoshita (Tadanobu Asano).
The Face of Jizo is a Drama film.
The Face of Jizo has an audience rating of 7.1 out of 10.