Hana & Alice (Widescreen)
by Shunji Iwai
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Actor: Anne Suzuki, Hiroshi Abe, Shôko Aida, Tomohiro Kaku, Yû AoiDirector: Shunji Iwai
Brand: IMAGE ENT.
Cinematographer: Noboru Shinoda
Producer: Shunji Iwai
Writer: Shunji Iwai
Producer: Koko Maeda
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 135 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-07-10
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: HVE3818DVD
Studio: Homevision
DVD Reviews of Hana & Alice (Widescreen)
DVD Review: A wedge
Summary: 4 Stars
After the dark world of All About Lily Chou Chou in which junior high
kids are involved in prostitution, extortion, and murder, Iwai returns
with Hana and Alice, a film that brings the audience to the tried and
true theme of the love triangle. This time involving the young trio of
Hana, Alice, and Masashi.
The story begins with the friends Hana, acted by Suzuki Anne,
Returner, 9 Souls, and Alice, Aoi Yu, All About Lily Chou Chou,
Harmful Insect, crossing frozen fields to a distant train station.
There, Alice shows Hana the object of her affection: a tall
Japanese-American. The two girls ride the the train many times. Even
taking secret photographs of biracial young man and a younger student
who they assume is his half-brother.
However, eventually, Alice's crush is gone and only the younger man,
whose nose is always in a book, rides the train. Alice is heartbroken,
But Hana continues riding the train, affection for the young man
growing in her heart.
When high school begins, Hana joins the Rakugo club because her crush,
Miyamoto Masashi, is also a member of the club. One day, while
following her crush, Hana witnesses Masashi hits his head hard on a
garage door knocking him to the ground. Hana rushes up to him and asks
him if he is okay. Masashi begins reciting some of his rakugo lines and
is convinced that he is okay, but Hana asks him if he remembers her. On
this he is not so clear, Hana then states that she is his girlfriend.
This of course shocks Masashi and so begins the process of Masashi
trying to recover from an amnesia created by the lovesick Hana.
I was worried by the premise of this film at first, because it has been
done a number of times before. However, I should have had more faith in
Iwai Shunji. This is truly a good film and it really tugs on the heart
strings. Those of us who have had our love for someone else
non-reciprocated while definitely be touched. The acting is well done.
Especially that of Aoi Yu who played Tsuda Shiori, the young girl
forced to be a prostitute in Lily Chou Chou. The music, as always, is
very nice, and this time it was actually composed by Iwai Shunji.
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Description of Hana & Alice (Widescreen)
At 15, your best friend is everything to you. Until you start growing up...Hana and Alice are inseparable friends until Miyamoto, a cute boy they spot at a train station, comes between them. Tricking Miyamoto into believing that he is suffering from amnesia, Hana claims that she is his girlfriend. A baffled Miyamoto struggles to regain his memories as he is drawn to the prettier Alice. When the bond deepens, the girls' lifelong relationship begins to fray... propelling them apart. From one of Japan's top directors, this tender coming-of-age story beautifully captures the passion and heartache of adolescence.Bestsellers in DVD
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