DVD9,720x576,audio:Rus or Jan,sub:Eng


 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101930/

 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chizuko's_Younger_Sister


 
http://movie.douban.com/subject/3319772/




Year:1991

country:Japan

Running Time:155 minutes

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi

Music:	Joe Hisaishi

Studio/Producer:NHK Enterprises / PSC Company Ltd.


Cast : Hikari Ishida as Mika Kitao, Tomoko Nakajima as Chizuko Kitao, Toshinori Omi as Tomoya Kaminaga, Tomoka Shibayama as Mako Hasebe, Yuri Nakae as Mariko Maeno, Wakako Shimazaki as Keiko Nakanishi, Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Mariko's mother, Naoto Takenaka as Psychiatrist, Bengaru as Mako's father, Yoshitaka Zushi as Strange guy, Hitoshi Omae as Truck driver, Kiminobu Okumura as Teacher, Yasufumi Hayashi as Young Buddhist priest, Noriko Nishiyama as Drama Club Captain, Hiromi Oda as Classmate, Etsuko Nami as Teacher, Yumiko Fujita as Old lady on hillside, Wakaba Irie as Mako's mother, Keiko Masuda as Yuko Uchida, Ittoku Kishibe as Yuichi Kitao, Sumiko Fuji as Haruko Kitao (as Junko Fuji) Ayako Ono as Girl



Synopsis:

Chizuko and Mika are sisters who get along very well, and have a good relationship, but one day Chizuko dies unexpectedly in an accident. Mika always feels undermined for not living up to her sisters achievements until one day the ghost of her sister appears again. And by the encouragement of Chizuko, she overcomes various difficulties in her life.



(A junior high school girl communicates with her dead sister in Nobuhiko Obayashi stunning fantasy drama. The 2┬╜ hour film hits the essence of adorable, yet manages strong character drama and heavy topics at the same. Idol Hikari Ishida is terrific in the lead role, in terms of both acting and coming up with one of the cutest performances ever seen in Japanese cinema. Joe HisaishiΓÇÖs score, which sounds like lifted from Studio Ghibli movie, completes the package. Indeed, Futari is very much a live action Hayao Miazaki film if there ever was one ΓÇô and every bit as great as MiyazakiΓÇÖs best movies. ItΓÇÖs almost a shame director Obayashi is internationally known only for his lesser (though classic) movies like House.)