Mogari no mori /

殯の森

Shigeki lost his wife and is living with dementia at a retirement home. Machiko came to work as a caregiver at the home after she lost her son in an accident and separated from her husband. The two are sharing their pain and slowly opening up to each other. One day, Michiko took Shigeki to a forest...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Kumie (Firm), Bijuaru Ātsu Senmon Gakko Ōsaka, NHK Entāpuraizu
Other Authors:	Kawase, Naomi (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Uda, Shigeki (Actor), Ono, Machiko, 1981- (Actor), Watanabe, Makiko, 1968- (Actor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	Dialogue in Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Published:	Tōkyō : NHK Entāpuraizu, [2008]
Subjects:	Bereavement > Psychological aspects > Drama. Grief > Japan > Drama. Dementia > Patients > Japan > Drama. Women social workers > Japan > Drama. Bereavement > Psychological aspects. Dementia > Patients. Grief. Women social workers. Japan. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Feature films. Fiction films.

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Summary:	Shigeki lost his wife and is living with dementia at a retirement home. Machiko came to work as a caregiver at the home after she lost her son in an accident and separated from her husband. The two are sharing their pain and slowly opening up to each other. One day, Michiko took Shigeki to a forest where his wife was laid to rest.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: Mogari no mori : sennen no kasugasugi kara hajimatta inochi no monogatari (49 min); theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (31 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Format:	DVD; region 2; aspect ratio: 16:9, letterboxed; Dolby Digital.
Production Credits:	Satsuei, Nakano Hideyo ; henshū kanshū, Ōshige Yūji ; ongaku, Shigeno Masamichi.