Morisaki Shoten no Hibi

i've been following this long before.. but only now i've a mood to write about this movie.

Takako (Kikuchi Akiko) suddenly quits her job when she heard the man she love is getting married. Soon she receives an offer from her uncle to work at his secondhand bookstore in Jimbocho. Here is the beginning of her day life at Morisaki Bookstore - a unique, beautiful quiet surrounding [as what you expected from books' heaven]. She also meets many kinds of customers [including weirdos]. Takako hadn’t read much in her life. But from time to time... gradually, she's drawn into this world - the world of old books. The movie will bring you her time journey from summer to autumn to winter. Within this period, Takako starts growing up through her new-found love of books and personal experience interacting with people around.

maa... i love a character named 'Takako'. [hwahwa, takako matsu]. last time, in tsuyoshi's Japanese American drama.. there's a character named kimura. i gave a small laugh, thinking "okay, who's gonna be matsu here":P

at first... i thought my Tanaka Rena was in a small role or just a cameo. but not really. she's the co-star. her role play as the bar cafe's waitress. since she was introduced to takako, they've become good friends. i still remember watching the trailer... "hee, is that girl in green is rena? kyaa~ rena-chan... kireiii!"

     
During press conference also she's really beautiful in her black dress. Kikuchi Akiko [former model] was crying ne. this considered as her movie debut. yappari rena was so gentle and kind - showing her support (well, she always like that to her kouhai anyway. that's why i love her much!).   

anyway, i dunno why this Morisaki movie was being connected with the late famous director-writer Ichikawa Jun. [oh ya, that's because Akiko was being planned to be in his movie.]. Ichikawa Jun was a director of rena's Tokyo Marigold (one of my all-time favorite movies). rena respected him much and was grieved over his death on last 19 september 2008. emm, yeah... ichikawa jun is one of my favorite director who had his own unique style works. but i don't understand what's the relationship between Ichikawa Jun and Villon's Wife movie ... unn, wakarimasen.

this movie was setting at Jimbocho. FYI, Jimbocho is a town in Tokyo, a neighborhood with Chiyoda. Jimbocho is very well-known as a center of Tokyo's secondhand used-book stores, publishing houses, distribution warehouses, small book cafes and popular antique-curio (novel and rare decorative stuff ) shopping area. Jimbocho is named after a samurai Nagaharu Jinbo who lived in the area at the end of the 17th century.In 1913, the area was mostly destroyed by a big fire. Later, a university professor named Shigeo Iwanami opened a bookstore (today, it's the famous Iwanami shoten publishing house). Since that, Jimbocho become popular with intellectuals, university students and tourists as "Jimbou - The Book Town".

uwaaa... this definitely gonna be my heaven!
[if only i could read those tough kanji] :) 

back to morisaki movie... i really wanna watch this. this is my type. LOVE LETTER, APRIL STORY, THE CLASSIC, HATSUKOI, ... err, what else.
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latest about tanaka rena, she's now filming two movies

• 'The Tales of Genji' as one of ikuta toma's concubines. rena is playing as Rokujo no Miyasudokoro (Princess Yoshiko). after became Saio - serving for 9 years at shrine, she returns and became queen consort to Emperor Murakami and gave birth Princess Noriko. somehow, she was deeply in love with Prince Genji (ikuta toma) but her jealousy brought the death of her rivals; including Genji's lawful wife Aoi (tabe mikako).

yosh, rena in evil's character! ... first matsu, then miho, then yukie, then rena... i wanna see arisa after this. and nanako and amami too.

• 'Bibito's Poetry' - rena as a former designer, being forced to move from city to countryside. as a granddaughter who needs to manage her family's organic tea plantation. the movie is filming around Oita Prefecture.   

oh, btw... it's been said that rena now dating with sato yuki. emm, yeah yeah.
but, i'm still in TsuRena mode. i guess i'll be TSURENA FAN forever. hehe.
well, deep thinking... i have a good enough reason.
why. coz they were coupled. which i believe yes.