Toho will be attending the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes with a selection of their recent productions. According to Toho International, the known movies to featured so far, two of which haven’t been released in Japan yet, include:
Official Summary:
A summer day breaks with the arrest of a novelist named Murao Kikuji for the charge of murder. He has killed a married woman with three children, Irie Fuyuka, after months of passionate love, responding to her request: “If you really love me, please kill me.” After giving himself up, he explains about his motive for the murder: He killed her because he loved her so deeply and sincerely. However, it puzzles Oribe Miyuki, the prosectuer in charge, who starts an investigation into the murder by request…
BIZAN – The Mountain of Mother’s Love
Official Summary:
Sakiko, a travel agent in Tokyo, returns to her hometown on hearing her mother is hospitalized. Tatsuko looks like a star in the hospital with her natural sense of justice, for she demands the doctors and nurse treat their patients equally.She looks all right. but the doctor tells Sakiko that her mother is suffering from cancer and her days are numbered. Tatsuko has a secret. Back in Tokyo, she once fell in love with a doctor from Tokushima, but he was a married man. She gave him up and went to his hometown and had Sakiko. When Sakiko grew up, she was told by her mother that her father was dead. But in her memory, she has a vague outline of her father who took her to Mt. Bizan, the symbol of Tokushima, where she saw fireflies.Sakiko goes on a trip to find her mother’s secret love…
Sonotokiwa Kareni Yoroshiku (tentative)
Official Summary:
Years ago in THAT TOWN, three kids met, played by the lakeshore and made promises to each other about their dreams. Karin, Satoshi and Yuji, the three were separated by circumstances but 13 years later, they met again serendipitously.Karin, That was just the beginning of a sweet and heartbreaking drama. Reliving the beautiful memories of THAT TOWN, their sepia memories became colorful and bright. However, fate was waiting…
“LOVE NEVER TO END” (c) 2007 Toho Co., Ltd. / Nippon Television Network Corporation / Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation / Gentosha Inc. / Dentsu Inc. / Tohokushinsha Film Corporation / Nihon Keizazi Shimbun, Inc
“BIZAN -The Mountain Of Mother’s Love-” (c) 2007 Toho Co., Ltd. / Fuji Television Network, Inc. / Gentosha Inc. / Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Inc. / Kansai Telecasting Corporation / PPM Inc. / CHIAROSCURO (IMJ-E)
“SONOTOKIWA KARENI YOROSHIKU” (c) 2007 Toho Co., Ltd. / Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. / Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Inc. / Shogakukan Inc. / Mainichi Broadcasting System Inc. / Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. / RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corp. / Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
