Blessing Bell (Kôfuku no kane)
Directed by: Sabu (Hiroyuki Tanaka)
Cast: Susumu Terajima, Naomi Nishida, Seijun Suzuki
Comedy // JP 2002 // 87 min // 35 mm // colour // Jd
Release date in German-speaking Switzerland: 06 June 2011 // Release date in French-speaking Switzerland: 06 June 2011
Morning breaks over a desolate factory yard. One of the plants has been shut down. The men, now unemployed, stand around in stunned confusion. No one moves. Finally, one of the workers, a man by the name of Igarashi, takes a step forward. Aimlessly, he starts wandering the streets. Silently and impassive, he weaves in and out the tapestry of life, witnessing and intersecting with the lives of people...
