Release Date: 07/07/2023
Specifications: 3 Disc Set
Catalog Number: TCED-6935

Packaged Bonus: Compressed Press Booklet
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Japan Academy Prize "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role", Blue Ribbon Award "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Based on a true story of 11 years of love between two people who, while being tossed about by fate, kept the hope that one day they would reunited alive.

≪Summary≫
It’s 1945, and World War II has just ended. A glacial winter, reaching 40 degrees Celsius below zero... Day after endless day of merciless labor, fueled only by scarce rations. Amidst the men dying off one by one in the hellish Soviet concentration camp is Hatao Yamamoto. “You must not give up hope. The day will come, where we get to go home.” Yamamoto implores consistently to the despairing captives.

Under the dire conditions of the camp, there are ceaseless fights among the Japanese captives. Yet come what may, Yamamoto continues to cheer the men up regardless of rank and character. His heartfelt actions and beliefs gradually warm the frozen hearts of his fellow captives. Yamamoto believes through everything that he will someday go home to be with his wife and four children.

Eight years after the war, a postcard arrives from Yamamoto’s beloved wife. In the letter, passed through rigorous censorship, is written, “I am waiting for your return.” Tears stream down Yamamoto’s face as he thinks of his wife, raising their four children on her own. Everyone felt the day of returning home was near, but meanwhile, Yamamoto is subjected to illness. His health deteriorates rapidly, but Yamamoto never gives up hope that he will one day be reunited with his family. Aching to do something for their dear friend, his comrades set out to accomplish an extraordinary feat under the scrutiny of the guards.

The miracle of the people in a postwar Soviet concentration camp.

This is an inspiring true story.

≪Content≫
◆Main Feature
◆Bonus Features
○Making-of
Footage
○Event Collection
・Project Completion Press Release
・35th Tokyo International Film Festival
・Sneak Preview Footage
・High School Screening Footage
・Opening Show Stage Address (1 & 2)
・Thank You Stage Address
・Fragments of the Last Will Stage Address2023
○Special edited version of the Navi program to commemorate the opening to the public
○King's Brunch Interview
○News Bulletin/Trailer Collection /TV Spot Collection
◆Bonus Audio
・Main Feature Audio Commentary Featuring Director Takahisa Zeze & Kazunari Ninomiya

≪Cast≫
Kazunari Ninomiya
Keiko Kitagawa
Tori Matsuzaka
Kento Nakajima
Akira Terao
Kenta Kiritani
Ken Yasuda
Eita Okuno
Yuta Kanai
Ayumu Nakajima
Momoko Tanabe
Takara Sakumoto
Soma Santoki
Tomoya Oku
Makiko Watanabe
Masaki Miura
Takashi Yamanaka
Mayumi Asaka
Yoshi Sakou
Yoshie Ichige

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