And the Baton is Passed (2022) 接棒家族 (Region Free DVD) (English Subtitle) Japanese movie aka Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta / And, the Baton Was Passed

Region Coding: Region Free

Starring:
Mei Nagano
Kei Tanaka
Satomi Ishihara
Kenshi Okada
Nao Omori
Masachika Ichimura
Kurumi Inagaki
Aya Asahina

Director:
Tetsu Maeda

Audio Tracks: 
DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1

Language: 
Japanese

Subtitles:
English, Traditional Chinese 繁體中文字幕, Simplified Chinese 簡體中文字幕

Running Time: 
- minutes (TBA)

Distributor:
CN Entertainment Ltd. (HK)

Release Date:
23 Apr 2025

Synopsis: 
Yuko is an outwardly cheerful high school student and Miitan is a young girl who cries easily. Yuko’s doting stepfather, Morimiya, has raised her since her mother disappeared, while Miitan is left in the care of her free-spirited stepmother, Rika, when her father moves to Brazil. Though they may seem to have little in common, a painful secret will bring them and their stepparents together in this touching adaptation of the hit novel by Maiko Seo.

改編書店大賞冠軍小說、票房賣破 17 億日圓並感動過百萬觀眾的《接棒家族》，榮獲第 45 屆日本電影學院獎「優秀女主角」及「優秀女配角」」。輾轉在毫無血緣關係的父母之間、至今已更改過四次姓氏的優子（永野芽郁-飾），目前與廚藝了得的繼父森宮（田中圭-飾）一起生活，正埋頭苦練將在畢業典禮表演的鋼琴演奏。同時面對著朋友、戀愛與未來等煩惱；另一邊廂，自由奔放、屢次改嫁的梨花（石原聰美-飾），將所有的愛灌注在年幼又愛哭的繼女小咪身上，卻在某一天遺下小咪離家出走了…… 如果親情是一場慢慢傳下去的接力賽，沒有血緣的親子關係，交棒可以延續幸福嗎？

movie trailer (English & Chinese subtitled)