The Dream is Real on February 26th Source: Madman Entertainment Official Movie Site: real-kubinagaryu.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock
DVD cover art for REAL. Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2013 "REAL" Production CommitteeOn February 26th, the Australian label Madman Entertainment will release REAL (?????????????, Riaru Kanzen Naru Kubinagaryu no Hi, 2013) on Region 4 DVD. Based on Rokuro Inui`s award-winning novel A Perfect Day for Plesiosaur, the film is directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the internationally renowned filmmaker best-known for his ground-breaking horror films PULSE (??, Kairo, 2001) and CURE (???, Kyua, 1997). The movie stars Takeru Sato, who played the title role in last year`s domestic blockbuster RUROUNI KENSHIN (??????, 2012), and Haruka Ayase, whose many credits include the blind swordswoman in ICHI (?, 2008). REAL was nominated for the Golden Leopard at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival and was an Official Selection of the 2013 Japanese Film Festival Australia and Toronto International Film Festival. After an apparent suicide attempt, Atsumi Kazu (Haruka Ayase) has been left in a coma for year. Now through a radical new treatment called "Sensing", her fiance Koichi Fujita (Takeru Sato) has a chance to communicate with her by going inside the virtual world of her subconscious mind. With each visit, the real world and the virtual one become increasingly blurred. Memories begin surface revealing a dark mystery from both of their pasts. The key to solving both the mystery and Atsumi`s coma lie in finding a picture of a plesiosaur from their childhood. Format: DVD (Region 4, PAL) Release Date: February 26, 2014 SRP: $29.95 AUD Catalog: EYE413 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen Language: Japanese Dolby 5.1 Subtitles: English Running Time: 127 minutes
Koichi Fujita (Takeru Sato) enters the subconscious of his lover, Atsumi Kazu (Haruka Ayase). Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2013 "REAL" Production CommitteeAbout Madman
Madman is a leading independent film and television distribution and rights management company, with offices in Australia and New Zealand. Madman is renowned for its commitment to quality Australian and foreign film, factual content, as well as highly collectable categories such as Japanese anime, genre film, animation and cult television. Madman`s capabilities encompass end to end acquisition, marketing, creative, sales and distribution in all mediums and formats, from the silver screen to the digital realm. Madman is also a proud producer of Australian film and television content. Put simply, Madman is mad for entertainment. Madman is owned by Funtastic Limited, one of Australia`s largest wholesalers of consumer products into retail outlets and an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed company.
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