Thomas Edison

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. （我々の最大の弱点は諦めることにある。成功するのに最も確実な方法は、常にもう一回だけ試してみることだ。） ---- Thomas Edison

Extraordinary Measures 小さな命が呼ぶとき

Brendan Fraser（ブレンダン・フレイザー）stars as a businessman who hopes that they will find a cure for Pompe disease, which two of his children are dying from. He tries hard to find the latest advances, and teams up with Harrison Ford（ハリソン・フォード）, a peculiar scientist. The leading characters are superb as always, and the children also stole the show. The movie is based on a true story, and true to the science. Its tagline "Don't hope for a miracle. Make one." is perfect for this film. This has been a personal project of Harrison Ford's for years, so let us cheers to him.

For farther information, please visit the website.
http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=336454

Bullying 学校の悪魔

I would say "Bullying" depicts the core of bullying problems throughout the world. Anyone could be bullies and victims anywhere in the world. This film made me remember lots of bittersweet memories of my school days since I was also bullied in school as almost every classmate in my class was. With some hardcore images, it succeeds in making the audience rethink the whole concept of their own communities. This subject is more universal than I thought, and it was quite an eye-opener.

For farther information, please visit the website.
http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=340242

In Commemoration of "The King’s Speech" DVD Release 「英国王のスピーチ」DVD発売記念

Campaign Now Underway. For farther information, please click the URL or the image. I'd like the DVD!
キャンペーン中です。詳細はURLもしくは画像をクリックください。私もDVD欲しいなぁ。
http://www.aeonet.co.jp/school/aej_s/?cid=aej_enavi_bann#kingspeach

A Single Man シングルマン

Tom Ford（トム・フォード）'s debut as a director was indeed a startling success. I don't really follow the fashion world too closely, but I would say the film's exquisite images and story should touch any audience. It centers on a professor who has difficulty in coping with his everyday life after the sudden death of his beloved partner. We are born single and usually die alone, and "A Single Man" dramatizes our loneliness in a powerful and literally haunting way. Colin Firth（コリン・ファース）'s painful expressions have such a powerful effect that they could haunt you. The chemistry between Colin Firth and Julianne Moore（ジュリアン・ムーア）was superb as well.

For farther information, please visit the website.
http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=335660

40

The film combines intense stories of three strangers all of whom are searching for a bag of cash. Set in Istanbul, "40" brings you a journey dealing with faith, love, luck, and destiny. It also depicts how people come to believe in fortune telling (lucky numbers) exquisitely, and I enjoyed those moments a lot as I am also addicted to fortune telling. I can’t tell what I would do if a bag of cash landed in front of me suddenly, but could you?

For farther information, please visit the website.
http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=340083

Something's Gotta Give 恋愛適齢期

A main stream movie dealing with middle-aged romance and showing that it can be as exciting and romantic as with younger people. It was a pleasure seeing Harry = Jack Nicholson（ジャック・ニコルソン）, who is in his sixties, make fun of his own image with Marin Barry, who is in her twenties, and romancing a woman close to her age. Nicholson and Erica = Diane Keaton（ダイアン・キートン） play off each other wonderfully and there scenes are beautifully romantic and sexy—proving. It was very refreshing to see a younger man, Keanu Reeves（キアヌ・リーヴス） madly in love with Keaton. Nancy Meyers（ナンシー・マイヤーズ）uses her writing and directing skills to make an excellent film.

For farther information, please visit the website.
http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=319166

Setagaya Summer Festival せたがや区民まつり

They are holding Setagaya Summer Festival at JRA Baji Park this weekend. For farther information, please click the URL. We can enjoy lots of delicious local food products. There will also be some from Tohoku area. Sunplaza Nakano is coming as well and staging a charity concert for us.
http://www.setagaya-hkm.com/
今週末JRA馬事公苑にて、せたがや区民祭りが開催されます。詳細情報はURLをクリックください。全国各地からの美味しい物産展が楽しめます。東北地方からも出店予定（義援金受付中）。サンプラザ中野クンのステージ（チャリティ・コンサート）もあります。
http://www.setagaya-hkm.com/

Kinder Film Festival Kyoto キンダー・フィルム・フェスティバル京都

"Iep!" is being screened with my translation at Kinder Film Festival Kyoto (August 5th-7th). The main actress, Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley was diagnosed with primordial dwarfism, a genetic condition that is believed to affect only about 100 people in the world. She is known around the world as "the littlest angel" via mass media. She was also on TV in Japan, a special TV show, "Kagayaku-Inochi" on channel 12 (TV Tokyo), and showed her noble tidy figure and brought us courage and inspiration we need to face difficulties. The original book was written by Joke van Leeuwen, a great author, also an illustrator, known as the representative of Holland. This adorable film was definitely a masterpiece which translated into seven languages and got lots of awards such as "Grand Prix" at Montréal International Children's Film Festival. I sincerely hope you will enjoy it.
翻訳いたしました「イップ 翼をもった女の子」がキンダー・フィルム・フェスティバル京都（8月5日～7日）にて上映されます。主演のケナディー・ジャーディン・ブロムリーちゃんは、300万人に1人という原発性小人症。テレビなどで「世界一小さい天使」として世界中で紹介され、日本でもテレビ東京の特番「輝く命」で、けなげに生きる愛らしい姿を披露し、多くの人に困難に立ち向かう勇気と感動をもたらしている。原作はオランダを代表する作家・イラストレーターのヨーク・ファン・リューベン（『デージュだっていちにんまえ』福音館書店）。7ヵ国で翻訳され、モントリオール国際子ども映画祭：最優秀作品賞など、数々の受賞に輝いた秀作の名画ですので、お楽しみいただければ幸甚です。