The Long Excuse 漫長的藉口 (2016) (Region 3 DVD) (English Subtitled) Japanese movie aka Nagai Iiwake

Starring:
Masahiro Motoki
Pistol Takehara
Kenshin Fujita
Tamaki Shiratori
Keiko Horiuchi
Sosuke Ikematsu
Haru Kuroki
Maho Yamada
Eri Fukatsu

Director:
Miwa Nishikawa

Audio Tracks: 
Dolby Digital 5.1 EX Surround

Language: 
Japanese 日本語

Subtitles:
English, Traditional Chinese 繁體中文字幕

Running Time: 
- minutes (TBA)

Distributor: 

Edko Films Ltd. (HK)

Release Date:
28 April 2017

Synopsis:
The love story of a man who had no tears to cry when his wife died. Sachio (MOTOKI Masahiro), who is with another woman(KUROKI Haru) when his wife(FUKATSU Eri) and a friend die en route to a ski resort, has no choice but to act the part of a grieving husband. Meeting Yoichi (TAKEHARA Pistol), the truly desolated truck-driver husband of his wife’s friend, he volunteers to help look after Yoichi’s two young children. He discovers the pleasure of being useful, and his own existence takes on new meaning. Written and directed by NISHIKAWA Miwa, this film is a deep dive into all the joy and the pain of living, as viewers share the character’s griefs, confusions, and an ultimate joy that may even summon a few tears of its own. It’s gained hilarious applause in Toronto International Film Festival and Rome Film Festival.

人氣作家 (本木雅弘 飾)因交通意外而失去妻子(深津繪里 飾)。出軌的愧疚和莫名的悲痛纏繞著他，令他無法面對自己及生活。某天他遇上在同一意外中喪妻的單親爸爸 (竹原Pistol飾) ，決定出手幫忙做保姆。似是同病相連的兩個寡佬，能否互相扶持走出陰霾﹖本木雅弘以獨特的黑色幽默演繹非一般的感情關係及複雜的情感。作家導演西川美和榮膺2016香港亞洲電影節焦點導演，今次親自改編同名小說《漫長的藉口》，電影於多倫多國際電影節、羅馬電影節及釜山電影節等各大影展大獲好評。


movie trailer (English & Chinese subtitles)