"Nada Soso", a film based on a song

I am usually not so much into the film that tries to induce too much artificial tears, but having lately seen "Water Boys" and "Josee, The Tiger and The Fish" sequencially, I have to write a little bit about this film starring this Mr. nice guy Satoshi Tsumabuki.

"Nada Sosou" means "tears keep rolling down" in Okinawa dialect, and is the name of the long-seller song by the collaboration of BEGIN and Ryoko Moriyama, and later covered by Rimi Natsuki as well.  Moriyama's rylics are about her memories with her older brother who passed away long time ago. 

So the film is about the changing relationships with a young man (Tsumabuki) and his little stepsister (Masami Nagasawa), and their mother is played by Kyoko Koizumi ("Hanging Garden"), staged in a beautiful tropical island of Okinawa.  And, naturally, it is designed to make the audience cry.

The film is the second feature length film by Nobuhiro Doi after "Be With You", who has a long experience as a TV drama director and possesses a good skill to induce viewers' tears.  The film is backed up by TBS, the TV station behind this year's big hits such as "Sinking of Japan" and "Memories of Matsuko".

A press conference was held recently, with the original song musicians perform side by side with the actors.  Here are the photos.  See here for the poster and the trailer links.

The film is scheduled to open on Sep. 30.

Source:  Cinemat Topic Online, Toho

Satoshi Tsumabuki's "Water Boys" and "Jose, The Tiger and The Fish", both Region 2

Nobuhiro Doi's "Be With You" Region 2