From the director of Au Revoir L'Ete and Hospitalité, Fukada s Harmonium is an off-kilter take on that most venerable of Japanese genres the family drama, which screened to great acclaim at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Un Certain Regard Jury prize. In this slow-burn Japanese thriller Toshio invites an old acquaintance, Yasaka (just released from prison) to come and live with his family. Toshio lives above the small workshop that he owns with his wife, Akie, and their daughter, Hotaru. It is not clear why Toshio offers Yasaka a job; it doesn... t seem to be out of friendship or goodwill. Akie and Hotaru are wary of the new lodger, but with his persistent charm and goodwill, Yasaka befriends Toshio s wife Akié and as Yasaka starts teaching their daughter Hotaru to play the harmonium, the family s fragile domestic bliss is forever altered. Director Kôji Fukada is a master of incremental development, drawing the audience into the unfolding outcome. DUAL FORMAT SPECIAL FEATURES: High definition presentation Uncompressed PCM soundtrack on the Blu-ray Optional English subtitles A new interview with director Kôji Fukada Theatrical Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an appreciation of the film by Jason Wood, Director's Statement and Interview with Kôji Fukada [show more]
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Kôji Fukada writes and directs this Japanese drama starring Tadanobu Asano as an ex-con who, after getting out of prison, seeks to reacquaint himself with one of his old friends. Yasaka (Asano) is taken in to the home of his old friend Toshio (Kanji Furutachi), where he lives with his wife Akie (Mariko Tsutsui) and their young daughter Hotaru (Momone Shinokawa), and gains employment by helping Toshio out in his workshop. Although Akie and Hotaru are initially wary of their new housemate, he proves to be a great help around the house and with Toshio's business as he grows closer to the family and seeks forgiveness for his past mistakes. However, the close family unit starts to fall apart as Yasaka oversteps his welcome and the mysterious past he shares with Toshio begins to come to light.
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