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The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

A Window on Asian Cinema

Family · Literature · Social Criticism · Coming of Age  

  • CountryJapan
  • Production Year2017
  • Running Time130min
  • Format DCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
A general store teeming with various beautiful stories could be a miraculous place where past and present can talk to each other. As Namiya says, it is to identify the net. The net in the movie is called “the miracle of the general store” because it doesn’t need any historic figures. Instead of being a star, life raises a child who will become a star. A child from the future advises an adult in the past who follows an irresponsible life. A letter makes such things possible in the store. Since a small action causes another action, and another, protecting the children’s future, the map of time in the store grows up without any heroes. Everybody is a miracle and has their own traces and responsibilities in this store. An orphanage and the store the time map faces is the place people with love initiated everything. If it reaches there, the time map starts to transcend the social ranks, beyond the blood relationship. While crossing the time barrier, the movie guides us to cross social ranks and familism. (CHAI Heesuk)
Director
Director
HIROKI Ryuichi
Born in Fukushima, Japan, Hiroki Ryuichi is an artist and editor as well as filmmaker, and his debut film is Catch the Woman Out (1982). His most internationally popular film Vibrator (2003) won many awards. His filmography includes It’s Only Talk (2006), April Bride (2009) and Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014).
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Credit
  • Director HIROKI Ryuichi 히로키 류이치
  • Producer Shinichiro INOUE, Shigeo MINAKAMI
  • Cast Ryousuke YAMADA, Nijiro MURAKAMI, Kanichiro, Kento HAYASHI, Rico NARUMI, Mugi KADOWAKI, Masato HAGIWARA, Machiko ONO, Toshiyuki NISHIDA
  • Screenplay Hiroshi SAITO
  • Cinematography Atsuhiro NABESHIMA
  • Editor Juinichi KIKUCHI
  • Music Rayons
  • World Sales Kadokawa Inc.