The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.
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- 1 nomination
- Minister
- (as Thomas Lauderdale)
- X-Ray Technician
- (as William Eggleston)
- Nurse Goodwin
- (as John Goodwin)
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- TriviaThe movie's first-time screenwriter Jason Lew and (co-producer) Bryce Dallas Howard attended New York University together and it was there that Lew first wrote the story as a play. Howard, who had acted in plays with Lew, got a peek at the story and encouraged him to write it as a screenplay.
- GoofsHiroshi Takahashi says he died as a kamikaze pilot in 1941 but kamikaze tactics by Japan only began in late 1944.
- Quotes
Hiroshi Takahashi: As I write this letter, the ocean breeze feels cool on my skin. That very ocean is soon to be my grave. They tell me I will die a hero. That the safety and honor of my country will be the reward for my sacrifice. I pray they are right. My only regret in life is never telling you how I feel. I wish I were back home. I wish I were holding your hand. I wish I were telling you that I have loved you, and only you, since I was a boy. But I'm not. I see now that death is easy. It is love that is hard. As my plane dives, I will not see the face of my enemies. I will instead see your eyes, like black rocks frozen in rainwater. They tell us that we must scream, "Banzai," as we plunge into our target. I will instead whisper your name. And in death, as in life, I will remain forever yours.
- Alternate versionsOn home video, the movie was also released as a silent version, shot specifically by Van Sant during principal photography. This version is about 15 minutes shorter than the theatrical release.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Estrenos Críticos: Mientras Duermes, Contagio, Sin Salida (2011)
- SoundtracksTwo of Us
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles
Courtesy of Capitol Records LLC
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Henry Hopper as Enoch Brae and Mia Wasikowska as Annabel Cotton are good and credible; both of them could be used more in non-mainstream movies. Hiroshi Takahashi (Ryō Kase) is an interesting finding, providing additional dimension to this otherwise linear movie.
The movie is definitely for you if you are not ultra-conservative and/or have fresh respective experiences. You have a possibility to enjoy something different and ponder whether your own life is as bad as it may often seem...
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- Untitled Gus Van Sant Project
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $163,265
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,467
- Sep 18, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $2,518,012
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1