A Piece of Our Life - Kakera
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- Movie: A Piece of Our Life - Kakera
- Romaji: Kakera
- Japanese: カケラ
- Director: Momoko Ando
- Writer: Momoko Ando (Screenplay), Sakurazawa Erica (Manga)
- Producer: Sakura Momoyama
- Cinematographer: Hirokazu Ishii
- Release Date: April 3, 2010
- Runtime: 107 min.
- Studio: Zero Pictures
- Distributor:
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Haru is a college student ignored by her boyfriend yet believes she is still in love with him. One day at a café, Haru meets Riko, a medical artist (prosthetist) who creates body parts in order to disguise clients’ missing pieces, lost due to accident or disease. Both were alone, but struck up an immediate friendship and closeness. Riko doesn't care about gender when it comes to relationships, and believes that love itself is the most important thing a human can achieve. Haru struggles in her life between friendship and a deeper relationship with Riko.
What do we need to find to fill our emptiness? Through two completely different girls, Haru and Riko, this film will give you a clue to find the answer for yourself.
“The moon is full only once a month. Every other day, it's fragmented. But the crescent moon's also beautiful.”
No one is perfect out there. People are always looking for a missing piece to fill their hearts and to complete their lives. - Zero Pictures
Notes
- James Iha (Guitarist for The Smashing Pumpkins) wrote the score for the film.
- Momoko Ando said that 80% of the script is original and wasn't taken from the manga
Cast
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| Hikari Mitsushima | Eriko Nakamura |
| Haru | Riko |
Additional Cast Members:
- Rino Katase - Touko
- Tasuku Nagaoka - Ryouta
- Masahiko Tsugawa
- Ken Mitsuishi - Riko's Father
- Toshie Negishi - Riko's Mother
- Ryu Morioka - Tetsu
- Megumi Ohori - Kisaragi
- Jyonmyon Pe
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Film Festivals
- 2010 (10th) Nippon Connection - April 14-19 - Nippon Cinema *German Premiere
- 2011 (6th) Kinotayo Film Festival - November 9-November 30, 2011 - Hommages Kinotayo
Raku Says:
Jun 09 2010 7:21 am
You can pre-order the dvd from Third Window Films (A UK distributor) set for release on June 21st. I highly suggest that you support these small distributors instead of downloading, because if you don't support them by buying their releases undoubtedly in the future these great labels will disappear and as a result these great movies wont get a home away from their country of origin resulting in nobody seeing these movies with subtitles.
asa Says:
Jun 08 2010 6:25 pm
any idea where to watch/download it?