Capturing Dad

'Chichi wo torini', 2012

Sawa asks her two daughters, Hazuki and Koharu, to visit their dying father whom she divorced long time ago. She wants them to take a picture of his face on his death bed and brings it back.

Sawa asks her two daughters, Hazuki and Koharu, to visit their dying father whom she divorced long time ago. She wants them to take a picture of his face on his death bed and brings it back.

Director

Ryôta Nakano

Runtime

74 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Drama

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Capturing Dad

Ryôta Nakano, 2012

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Awards

Yokohama Film Festival

Winner

2013

Best New Director

Festival Award

Winner(s): Ryôta Nakano

Storyline

Sawa asks her two daughters, Hazuki and Koharu, to visit their dying father whom she divorced long time ago. She wants them to take a picture of his face on his death bed and brings it back.

Koharu Higashimurais a 17-year-old high school student, living in a rural town. Koharu lives with her older sister Hazuki and mother Sawa. 14 years ago, Koharu's father abandoned their family after meeting a new woman. One evening at dinner time, Sawa tells her daughters that their father has terminal cancer and they should go see him before it's too late. Sawa gives her daughters a camera and asks if they can take a picture of him, because she would like to see. Koharu and Hazuki then leave for the hospital where their father is hospitalized. While riding the train to the hospital, Koharu, who has doesn't have any memories of their father, asks Hazuki about their dad.

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Sawa asks her two daughters, Hazuki and Koharu, to visit their dying father whom she divorced long time ago. She wants them to take a picture of his face on his death bed and brings it back.

Synopsis

Koharu Higashimurais a 17-year-old high school student, living in a rural town. Koharu lives with her older sister Hazuki and mother Sawa. 14 years ago, Koharu's father abandoned their family after meeting a new woman. One evening at dinner time, Sawa tells her daughters that their father has terminal cancer and they should go see him before it's too late. Sawa gives her daughters a camera and asks if they can take a picture of him, because she would like to see. Koharu and Hazuki then leave for the hospital where their father is hospitalized. While riding the train to the hospital, Koharu, who has doesn't have any memories of their father, asks Hazuki about their dad.

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Cast & crew

Cast

Makiko Watanabe

Actress

Elisa Yanagi

Actress

Nanoka Matsubara

Actress

Crew

Director

Ryôta Nakano

Screenwriter

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