MITSUKO DELIVERS on UK DVD

Source: Third Window Films press release Official Movie Site: harakore.com (Japan), thirdwindowfilms.com/mitsuko-delivers (UK) Special Thanks to Claire Marty

Director Yuya Ishii`s MITSUKO DELIVERS (????????, Hara Ga Kore Nande, 2011) comes out on DVD in the United Kingdom this Monday, July 9th from distributor Third Window Films. A North American release has not been announced. MITSUKO DELIVERS was featured in the 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival and the 32nd Hong Kong International Film Festival. At the Hong Kong Asia Film Awards, Ishii was again recognized and awarded the inaugural “Edward Yang New Talent Award.” Mitsuko (Riisa Naka) is a young woman who believes everything will be okay and always tries to help those around her. One day, she met an American man and wanted to help him. They became involved in a relationship and she moved with him to California. A little later, her boyfriend left her and Mitsuko returned to Japan alone. Her parents, who runs a pachinko parlor, still thinks Mitsuko is living happily in California. Now, Mitsuko is nine-months pregnant, unmarried & almost broke. She has to move out of her apartment. Yet, Mitsuko still believes everything will be okay. Mitsuko doesn`t know where she will go, but she lays downs on a bench and watches where the wind blows. Mitsuko then knows where she will go. She`ll visit an elderly woman who was her parent`s landlord many years ago. Mitsuko will also see again the boy (Aoi Nakamura) that held a life-long crush on her. MITSUKO DELIVERS is now available for pre-order directly from the Third Window Films Amazon Page. Product Details DVD Release Date: July 9th, 2012 Rating: 12 Running Time: 109 minutes Number of discs: 1 SRP: £10.95 Specifications: Region 2, PAL Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer Original Japanese Audio in 5.1 Surround Sound Removable English Subtitles Bonus Features: Making Of Theatrical Trailer Trailers for other Third Window releases

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For more information on MITSUKO DELIVERS, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: