The Long Excuse 2016 (Japanese Movie) DVD with English Subtitles (Region 3) 漫長的藉口

Synposis:

The love story of a man who had no tears to cry when his wife died. Sachio (MOTOKI Masahiro), who is with another woman(KUROKI Haru) when his wife(FUKATSU Eri) and a friend die en route to a ski resort, has no choice but to act the part of a grieving husband. Meeting Yoichi (TAKEHARA Pistol), the truly desolated truck-driver husband of his wife’s friend, he volunteers to help look after Yoichi’s two young children. He discovers the pleasure of being useful, and his own existence takes on new meaning. Written and directed by NISHIKAWA Miwa, this film is a deep dive into all the joy and the pain of living, as viewers share the character’s griefs, confusions, and an ultimate joy that may even summon a few tears of its own. It’s gained hilarious applause in Toronto International Film Festival and Rome Film Festival.

 人氣作家 (本木雅弘 飾)因交通意外而失去妻子(深津 繪里 飾)。出軌的愧疚和莫名的悲痛纏繞著他，令他無法面 對自己及生活。某天他遇上在同一意外中喪妻的單親爸爸 (竹原Pistol飾) ，決定出手幫忙做保姆。似是同病相連的 兩個寡佬，能否互相扶持走出陰霾﹖本木雅弘以獨特的黑色 幽默演繹非一般的感情關係及複雜的情感。作家導演西川美 和榮膺2016香港亞洲電影節焦點導演，今次親自改編同名小 說《漫長的藉口》，電影於多倫多國際電影節、羅馬電影節 及釜山電影節等各大影展大獲好評。