Mori, The Artist’s Habitat (2018) 綠野仙師: 熊谷守一 (Region 3 DVD) (English Subtitled) Japanese movie aka Mori no Iru Basho

Region Coding: Region 3 (Locked)

Starring:
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kirin Kiki
Ryo Kase
Kaito Yoshimura
Ken Mitsuishi
Munetaka Aoki
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Nobue Iketani

Director:
Shuichi Okita 

Audio Tracks: 
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround

Language: 
Japanese

Subtitles:
English, Traditional Chinese 繁體中文字幕

Running Time: 
- minutes (TBA)

Distributor: 
Edko Films Ltd. (HK)

Release Date:
20 Nov 2019

Synopsis:
Morikazu Kumagai (aka Mori) was born in 1880 and became one of Japan's most celebrated 20th-century painters. His gift for painting was recognized very early on in his career but the opinions of critics and fame were never his priority. His sporadic output didn't result in sales. He didn't own a house and survived with friends' help until the age of 50 when his paintings began to sell and he could at last support his family. The Emperor was full of admiration for a Kumagai painting he saw at the prestigious Nika Art Exhibition. This brought recognition to Kumagai who was known as the "hermetic sage with a paintbrush" but Kumagai twice turned down the Emperor's Japanese order of Culture award. The reason he gave for declining these awards was that he was already receiving too many visitors. True to his reclusive nature, he barely left his 60-square-meter home for 30 years. He didn't have to because he observed animals and plants in his little garden. This movie is based on an actual account; it depicts one day in his twilight years when he never left home.

《那年遇上世之介》導演沖田修一又一溫馨幽默仙「戲」，根據日本殿堂級藝術家熊谷守一事蹟改編。國寶級演員《禮儀師之奏鳴曲》山崎努與已故金像影后《小偷家族》樹木希林首度合作，性格男星《海街女孩日記》加瀨亮特別登場。年逾90的「畫壇仙人」熊谷守一，近30年不出門，與妻子秀子過著神隱生活。電影描述他晚年其中一天的時光：熊谷守一整日留連於方寸庭園中，透過靜觀螻蟻足跡、花草枯榮參透宇宙天成；不時又要應付絡繹不絕的訪客，活得燦爛繽紛，堪稱世上最不孤獨的九旬老人。


movie trailer (Chinese subtitled)