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Release Date:
October 10, 2009
Original Title:
パンドラの匣
Alternate Titles:
Pandora no Hako
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Cinegriot
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 94
After Japan's defeat in WWII, "Pandora no hako" follows a young man named Risuke (Shota Sometani) who has contracted tuberculosis. He travels to the countryside to a unique nursing facility to receive treatment for his disease. At the sanatorium all the patients and nurses go by nicknames and Risuke decides to reinvent himself as Hibari. During his stay, Hibari develops realationships with other patients and nurses. After Hibari's friend Tsuikushi (Yosuke Kubozuka) gets discharged from the nursing facility, Hibari writes to him about his relationships with Dakesang (Mieko Kawakami) the chief nurse and Mabo (Riisa Naka) another nurse that is bright and seems to like him.
Art Direction:
Toshiharu Nakamae
Cinematography:
Motoki Kobayashi
Costume Design:
Kazuyo Koiso
Director:
Masanori Tominaga
Editor:
Masanori Tominaga
Music:
Naruyoshi Kikuchi
Novel:
Osamu Dazai
Producer:
Toshikazu Nishigaya
Atsuko Ohno
Writer:
Masanori Tominaga
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