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The Harimaya Bridge
The Harimaya Bridge
Directed by	Aaron Woolfolk
Written by	Aaron Woolfolk
Produced by	Ko Mori; Aaron Woolfolk
Starring	Ben Guillory; Saki Takaoka; Misa Shimizu; Danny Glover
Cinematography	Masao Nakabori
Edited by	John Coniglio
Music by	Kazunori Maruyama
Distributed by	T-Joy
Release dates	June 6, 2009 (Japan); March 12, 2010 (United States);
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	Japan; United States
Languages	English; Japanese

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The Harimaya Bridge is a 2009 film written and directed by American filmmaker Aaron Woolfolk. It was filmed in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan and San Francisco, California, U.S.A.^[1] The film had a nationwide theatrical release in Japan in 2009 and an independent theatrical release in the United States in 2010. The film was released on DVD in Japan at the end of 2009 and was released on DVD and video-on-demand by Funimation in the United States in 2011.^[2]

The title references the Harimaya bridge in Kochi city, which is connected to a well-known Japanese story about forbidden love.^[3]

The film is produced by Ko Mori and Aaron Woolfolk. Executive producers are Danny Glover, Naoshi Yoda, and John Kim. Co-producers are Muneyuki Kii and Tatsuya Kimura. Associate producers are James Lane and Lee Rudnicki.^[1]

The film's theme song, "Shūten: Kimi no Ude no Naka", was sung by Japanese singer Misono, who released the song as her 13th single.

Plot

The story concerns an American man who must travel to rural Japan after his estranged son dies there in a car crash. While there, he discovers some secrets his son has left behind. The Harimaya Bridge is a film about racism and forgiveness. The main character lost his son and had to go to Japan to retrieve some of his son's paintings. The father (main character) had a very strong dislike for the Japanese people. He was very rude towards them in the beginning. He disrespected their culture as well on several occasions. One time he ignored the Japanese people when they told him to take off his shoes when he entered the home he was staying in with them. It took him a few minutes to get him to respect their wish and take off his shoes.

While the father was in Japan he found out many things he never knew about his son. For one, his son was married to a Japanese woman and they had a child together. The father and his son clearly did not share a strong, loving and respectful relationship. In one scene, the two got in a fight and the father kicked the son out of the home. This was the last straw for the son and might have caused him to move to Japan and keep his life under wraps from his father. Towards the end of the film the father experiences some things that make him confront his hatred and disrespectfulness towards the Japanese. His first encounter with his granddaughter is what makes him change.

Cast

Ben Guillory as Daniel Holder
Saki Takaoka as Noriko Kubo
Misa Shimizu as Yuiko Hara
Danny Glover as Joseph Holder
Misono as Saita Nakayama
Honoka Ishibashi as Emi Osaki
Victor Grant as Mickey Holder
A'da Alison Woolfolk as Lindsey Holder
Miho Shiraishi as Kayo Takeuchi
Akira Hamada as Principal Shimura
Junkichi Orimoto as Tomoki Shide
Peter Coyote as Albert Tunney
Hajime Yamazaki as Kunji Inoue
Toshiyuki Kitami as Mr. Kubo
Yukiko Kashiwagi as Ms. Kubo

References

^ ^a ^b See an article in IMDb, External links, below.
^ See an article in the Japanese official website, External links, below.
^ Japan National Tourism Organization Harimaya-bashi Bridge Retrieved December 16, 2015

External links

The Harimaya Bridge - U.S. Official website, link decayed and is now just a page with some pictures of bridges.
The Harimaya Bridge はりまや橋 - Japanese Official website (ja)
The Harimaya Bridge at IMDb
The Harimaya Bridge at Rotten Tomatoes

[IMDb-1] See an article in IMDb, External links, below.

[j-official-2] See an article in the Japanese official website, External links, below.

[3] Japan National Tourism Organization Harimaya-bashi Bridge Retrieved December 16, 2015

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-'''''The Harimaya Bridge''''' is a 2009 film written and directed by American filmmaker [[Aaron Woolfolk]]. It was filmed in [[Kochi Prefecture]], [[Japan]] and [[San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.A.]]<ref name="IMDb">See an article in IMDb, External links, below.</ref> The film had a nationwide theatrical release in Japan in 2009 and an independent theatrical release in the United States in 2010. The film was released on DVD in Japan at the end of 2009, and will be released on DVD and video-on-demand in the United States in 2011.
+'''''The Harimaya Bridge''''' is a 2009 film written and directed by American filmmaker [[Aaron Woolfolk]]. It was filmed in [[Kōchi Prefecture]], Japan and [[San Francisco, California]], U.S.A.<ref name="IMDb">See an article in IMDb, External links, below.</ref> The film had a nationwide theatrical release in Japan in 2009 and an independent theatrical release in the United States in 2010. The film was released on DVD in Japan at the end of 2009 and was released on DVD and video-on-demand by [[Funimation]] in the United States in 2011.<ref name="j-official">See an article in the Japanese official website, External links, below.</ref>
-The story concerns an American man who must travel to rural Japan after his estranged son dies there in a traffic accident. While there, he discovers some secrets his son left behind. The Harimaya Bridge is a film about racism and forgiveness. The main character lost his son and he had to gone to Japan to retrieve some of his sons paintings. The father (main character) had a very strong dislike for the Japanese people. He was very rude towards them in the beginning. He disrespected their culture as well on several occasions. One time he ignored the Japanese people when they told him to take off his shoes when he entered the home he was staying them. It took them a few minutes to get him to respect their wish and take off his shoes.
-While the father was in Japan he found out many things he never knew about his son. For one, his son was married to a Japanese woman and they had a child together. The father and his son clearly did not share a strong, loving and respectful relationship. In one scene, The two got in a fight and the father kicked the son out of the home. This was the last straw for the son and may have caused him to move to Japan and keep his life under wraps from his father. Towards the end of the film the father experienced some things that made him confront his hatred and dis respectfulness towards the Japanese. His first encounter with his granddaughter is what made him change.
-<ref name="j-official">See an article in the Japanese official wabsite, External links, below.</ref>
+The title references the Harimaya bridge in [[Kōchi, Kōchi|Kochi city]], which is connected to a well-known Japanese story about forbidden love.<ref>[[Japan National Tourism Organization]] [http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/spot/histtown/harimayabashibridge.html Harimaya-bashi Bridge] Retrieved December 16, 2015</ref>
-The film stars [[Ben Guillory]], [[Saki Takaoka]], [[Misa Shimizu]], and [[Danny Glover]].<ref name="IMDb" />
-The film is produced by [[Ko Mori]] and [[Aaron Woolfolk]]. Executive Producers are [[Danny Glover]], [[Naoshi Yoda]], and John Kim. Co-Producers are [[Muneyuki Kii]] and [[Tatsuya Kimura]]. Associate Producers are [[James Lane]] and [[Lee Rudnicki]].<ref name="IMDb" />
+The film is produced by Ko Mori and [[Aaron Woolfolk]]. Executive producers are [[Danny Glover]], Naoshi Yoda, and John Kim. Co-producers are Muneyuki Kii and [[Tatsuya Kimura]]. Associate producers are James Lane and Lee Rudnicki.<ref name="IMDb" />
 The film's theme song, "[[End=Start/Shūten: Kimi no Ude no Naka|Shūten: Kimi no Ude no Naka]]", was sung by Japanese singer [[Misono]], who released the song as her 13th single.
-==Theme==
+==Plot==
+The story concerns an American man who must travel to rural Japan after his estranged son dies there in a car crash. While there, he discovers some secrets his son has left behind. The Harimaya Bridge is a film about racism and forgiveness. The main character lost his son and had to go to Japan to retrieve some of his son's paintings. The father (main character) had a very strong dislike for the Japanese people. He was very rude towards them in the beginning. He disrespected their culture as well on several occasions. One time he ignored the Japanese people when they told him to take off his shoes when he entered the home he was staying in with them. It took him a few minutes to get him to respect their wish and take off his shoes.
+While the father was in Japan he found out many things he never knew about his son. For one, his son was married to a Japanese woman and they had a child together. The father and his son clearly did not share a strong, loving and respectful relationship. In one scene, the two got in a fight and the father kicked the son out of the home. This was the last straw for the son and might have caused him to move to Japan and keep his life under wraps from his father. Towards the end of the film the father experiences some things that make him confront his hatred and disrespectfulness towards the Japanese. His first encounter with his granddaughter is what makes him change.
-The film showed that people can change for the better no matter how serious their hatred towards someone or something is.
 ==Cast==
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 * [[Danny Glover]] as Joseph Holder
 * [[Misono]] as Saita Nakayama
-* Honoka as Emi Osaki
+* Honoka Ishibashi as Emi Osaki
 * [[Victor Grant]] as Mickey Holder
 * [[A'da Alison Woolfolk]] as Lindsey Holder
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 ==External links==
 {{Portal|Japan|United States|Film}}
-* ''[http://www.theharimayabridge.com/ The Harimaya Bridge]'' - U.S. Official website
+* ''[http://www.theharimayabridge.com/ The Harimaya Bridge]'' - U.S. Official website, link decayed and is now just a page with some pictures of bridges.
 * ''[http://www.harimaya-bridge.jp/ The Harimaya Bridge はりまや橋]'' - Japanese Official website (ja)
 * {{IMDb title|0902982|The Harimaya Bridge}}
+* {{Rotten Tomatoes|the_harimaya_bridge_2009}}
-* ''[http://www.cinemacafe.net/movies/cgi/21481/ The Harimaya Bridge はりまや橋]'' - cinemacafe.net (ja)
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