Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita
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Aishite Imasu 1941 is a drama
, romance
, and war
movie released in Philippines
in 2004 and is a story of love, betrayal and honor in wartime set in the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines
(1941–1945) during World War II
. It is directed by Joel Lamangan. It is an official entry to 30th Metro Manila Film Festival.
) is a lovely young lady who had just married her childhood sweetheart Edilberto (Raymart Santiago
) and they're excited about starting a new family. Ignacio Basa (Dennis Trillo
) is Inya's best friend, a transgender woman who has been in love with the handsome Edilberto for years. Ignacio falls for Ichiru Hamaguchi (Jay Manalo
) a Japanese Army official who returns his affection, but becomes torn between fulfilling his duty to his country and his love for Ignacio.
The arrival of the Japanese throws the town in chaos, days after the Japanese air raid in Pearl Harbor
in Hawaii
on December 7 - which marked the start of the war. Meanwhile, on December 8, Japanese air bombings included Manila, Baguio, Davao, Iba and Clark fields to signalled the Japanese invasion to the Philippines
.
But Edilberto, Inya and Ignacio aren't the only ones the war will change forever. Traitorous Japanese interpreter Maura (Angelu de Leon
), strong-willed Tiyang Mabel (Jacklyn Jose
), tough guy Anton (TJ Trinidad
), and pure hearted Julia (Iya Villania
) also get caught in the winds of the war, and find themselves doing things they never thought they'd do... all for the hope of living and dying another day.
Starting on December 1941, the guerrilla leader captain Ediberto Manalang (Raymart Santiago
) was named Commander Berto, and was supported by other Filipino guerrilla forces in the town of San Nicolas during the Fall of the Philippines
. Meanwhile, battles between the Japanese and USAFFE troops ends in the Battle of Bataan
on 1942 and the Bataan Death March
begins on April 9, 1942. 76,000 surrendered Filipino and American troops became Prisoners of War under Japanese hands. The defeated troops were forced to march from Bataan
to Tarlac
.
A few years later, Filipino guerrilla forces led by Captain Inya Marasingan Manalang, who replaced Commander Berto in 1943 before the administration of President Jose P. Laurel
of the Second Philippine Republic
from Japan
, achieved their victories in battles at the town. The Philippine Commonweatlh Army troops and recognized guerrillas fought side by side against the Japanese forces in the Philippines from 1942 to 1945 during the Battle for the Recapture and Liberation of the Philippines on 1942 to 1945. The liberation of the country by the Allies between the combined Filipino and American soldiers on 1944 to 1945 was helpful to the recognized guerrillas to defeat the Japanese occupation troops and ends World War II
.
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, romance
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
, and war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
movie released in Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in 2004 and is a story of love, betrayal and honor in wartime set in the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines
Japanese occupation of the Philippines
The Japanese occupation of the Philippines was the period in the history of the Philippines between 1942 and 1945, when the Empire of Japan occupied the previously American-controlled Philippines during World War II....
(1941–1945) during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It is directed by Joel Lamangan. It is an official entry to 30th Metro Manila Film Festival.
Plot
The date is December 1941, and the simple folks of the quiet town of San Nicolas are unaware that war is nearing upon them. Inya (Judy Ann SantosJudy Ann Santos
Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer....
) is a lovely young lady who had just married her childhood sweetheart Edilberto (Raymart Santiago
Raymart Santiago
Raymond Martin Santiago is a Filipino action star and comedian who belongs to one of Philippine showbiz's most recognizable families.-Personal life:...
) and they're excited about starting a new family. Ignacio Basa (Dennis Trillo
Dennis Trillo
Abelardo Dennis Florencio Trillo Ho , more widely known as Dennis Trillo, is a Filipino award-winning actor, singer and fashion model. His film debut was in Aishite Imasu 1941. He is currently an artist of GMA Network...
) is Inya's best friend, a transgender woman who has been in love with the handsome Edilberto for years. Ignacio falls for Ichiru Hamaguchi (Jay Manalo
Jay Manalo
Jose Martin Manalo, better known by his stage name Jay Manalo , is a Filipino actor of Filipino-Vietnamese descent. Although born in Saigon, Vietnam, he was raised in Tondo, Manila, Philippines.- Movies :...
) a Japanese Army official who returns his affection, but becomes torn between fulfilling his duty to his country and his love for Ignacio.
The arrival of the Japanese throws the town in chaos, days after the Japanese air raid in Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, known to Hawaiians as Puuloa, is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet...
in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
on December 7 - which marked the start of the war. Meanwhile, on December 8, Japanese air bombings included Manila, Baguio, Davao, Iba and Clark fields to signalled the Japanese invasion to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
But Edilberto, Inya and Ignacio aren't the only ones the war will change forever. Traitorous Japanese interpreter Maura (Angelu de Leon
Angelu de Leon
Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera , more famously known as Angelu de Leon, is a television and film actress in the Philippines.-Biography:...
), strong-willed Tiyang Mabel (Jacklyn Jose
Jacklyn Jose
Jaclyn Jose, born Mary Jane Sta. Ana Guck on March 16, 1964 in Angeles City, Pampanga Philippines and known for her memorable roles in the films, Salome, White Slavery, and Santa Juana, is a versatile Filipina cinematic and television actress having captured best actress accolades in both local and...
), tough guy Anton (TJ Trinidad
TJ Trinidad
TJ Trinidad is a Filipino actor.Trinidad studied at the Colegio de San Agustin and at De La Salle University where he took up Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a major in Marketing Management.In 2007 Trinidad was appeared in the music video I KNow single by Yasmien Kurdi.Trinidad appeared in...
), and pure hearted Julia (Iya Villania
Iya Villania
Raelene Elaine Ebaler Villanía , better known as Iya Villania, is a Filipino-Australian actress, host, singer, dancer, and model. She has hosted on TV shows like ASAP Mania, Us Girls and as a VJ for MYX music channel.-Early life:Villanía was born in Camperdown, Australia but grew up in Sydney...
) also get caught in the winds of the war, and find themselves doing things they never thought they'd do... all for the hope of living and dying another day.
Starting on December 1941, the guerrilla leader captain Ediberto Manalang (Raymart Santiago
Raymart Santiago
Raymond Martin Santiago is a Filipino action star and comedian who belongs to one of Philippine showbiz's most recognizable families.-Personal life:...
) was named Commander Berto, and was supported by other Filipino guerrilla forces in the town of San Nicolas during the Fall of the Philippines
Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)
The Philippines Campaign or the Battle of the Philippines was the invasion of the Philippines by Japan in 1941–1942 and the defense of the islands by Filipino and United States forces....
. Meanwhile, battles between the Japanese and USAFFE troops ends in the Battle of Bataan
Battle of Bataan
The Battle of Bataan represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War II. The capture of the Philippine Islands was crucial to Japan's effort to control the Southwest Pacific, seize the resource-rich Dutch East Indies, and protect its Southeast...
on 1942 and the Bataan Death March
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of prisoners.The march was characterized by...
begins on April 9, 1942. 76,000 surrendered Filipino and American troops became Prisoners of War under Japanese hands. The defeated troops were forced to march from Bataan
Bataan
Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and it is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north...
to Tarlac
Tarlac
Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Luzon Island. Its capital is Tarlac City. Tarlac borders Pampanga to the south, Nueva Ecija to the east, Pangasinan to the north, and Zambales to the west...
.
A few years later, Filipino guerrilla forces led by Captain Inya Marasingan Manalang, who replaced Commander Berto in 1943 before the administration of President Jose P. Laurel
Jose P. Laurel
José Paciano Laurel y García was the president of the Republic of the Philippines, a Japanese-sponsored administration during World War II, from 1943 to 1945...
of the Second Philippine Republic
Second Philippine Republic
The Second Philippine Republic, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , was a state in the Philippines established on October 14, 1943 under Japanese occupation....
from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, achieved their victories in battles at the town. The Philippine Commonweatlh Army troops and recognized guerrillas fought side by side against the Japanese forces in the Philippines from 1942 to 1945 during the Battle for the Recapture and Liberation of the Philippines on 1942 to 1945. The liberation of the country by the Allies between the combined Filipino and American soldiers on 1944 to 1945 was helpful to the recognized guerrillas to defeat the Japanese occupation troops and ends World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Cast
- Judy Ann SantosJudy Ann SantosJudy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer....
- Inya Marasingan Manalang/ kapitan berto - Raymart SantiagoRaymart SantiagoRaymond Martin Santiago is a Filipino action star and comedian who belongs to one of Philippine showbiz's most recognizable families.-Personal life:...
- Edilberto Manalang - Jay ManaloJay ManaloJose Martin Manalo, better known by his stage name Jay Manalo , is a Filipino actor of Filipino-Vietnamese descent. Although born in Saigon, Vietnam, he was raised in Tondo, Manila, Philippines.- Movies :...
- Ichiru Hamaguchi - Dennis TrilloDennis TrilloAbelardo Dennis Florencio Trillo Ho , more widely known as Dennis Trillo, is a Filipino award-winning actor, singer and fashion model. His film debut was in Aishite Imasu 1941. He is currently an artist of GMA Network...
- Ignacio Basa/Inya - Marco AlcarazMarco AlcarazMarco Alcaraz is a Filipino actor, commercial model, and former varsity basketball player at San Sebastian College-Recoletos. His first movie was Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita with Dennis Trillo.-Television:...
- Akihiro Yorokobe - Angelu de LeonAngelu de LeonMaria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera , more famously known as Angelu de Leon, is a television and film actress in the Philippines.-Biography:...
- Maura - Jacklyn JoseJacklyn JoseJaclyn Jose, born Mary Jane Sta. Ana Guck on March 16, 1964 in Angeles City, Pampanga Philippines and known for her memorable roles in the films, Salome, White Slavery, and Santa Juana, is a versatile Filipina cinematic and television actress having captured best actress accolades in both local and...
- Tiya Melba - Yasmien KurdiYasmien Kurdi'Yasmien Yuson Kurdi , is a Filipina-Chinese-Lebanese award-winning Filipina singer, songwriter and actress. She was one of the Final Four in the first season of StarStruck, a reality-based talent search show by GMA Network in the Philippines where she finished first runner up...
- Senyang - Anita LindaAnita LindaAnita Linda is a two-time FAMAS award-winning and Gawad Urian award-winning Filipino film actress. A romantic lead in her youth, she later gained critical acclaim for her portrayals in maternal or elderly roles...
- Inya (old) (Judy Ann SantosJudy Ann SantosJudy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer....
) - T.J. Trinidad - Anton
- Iya VillaniaIya VillaniaRaelene Elaine Ebaler Villanía , better known as Iya Villania, is a Filipino-Australian actress, host, singer, dancer, and model. She has hosted on TV shows like ASAP Mania, Us Girls and as a VJ for MYX music channel.-Early life:Villanía was born in Camperdown, Australia but grew up in Sydney...
- Julya - Tony Mabesa - the Mayor
- Domingo Landicho - Assistant of the Mayor
- Jim Pebanco- Edna
Awards
| Year | Organization | Category | Name of Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences | Best Supporting Actor | Dennis Trillo Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Trillo Ho , more widely known as Dennis Trillo, is a Filipino award-winning actor, singer and fashion model. His film debut was in Aishite Imasu 1941. He is currently an artist of GMA Network... |
| 2005 | Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences | Best Production Design | Joey Luna |
| 2005 | Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences | Best Sound | Ramon Reyes |
| 2005 | Film Academy Of The Philippines | Best Picture | Regal Entertainment Inc. and BASFILM Productions |
| 2005 | Film Academy Of The Philippines | Best Director | Joel Lamangan Joel Lamangan Joel Lamangan is a Filipino film director, television director and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an auteur dramatic filmmaker. His award-winning films includes Sidhi, Deathrow, Hubog, Aishte Imasu 1941, Blue Moon and Mano Po.On August 19, 2008, Lamangan directed his first indie movie... |
| 2005 | Film Academy Of The Philippines | Best Actor | Dennis Trillo |
| 2005 | Film Academy Of The Philippines | Best Supporting Actor | Jay Manalo Jay Manalo Jose Martin Manalo, better known by his stage name Jay Manalo , is a Filipino actor of Filipino-Vietnamese descent. Although born in Saigon, Vietnam, he was raised in Tondo, Manila, Philippines.- Movies :... |
| 2005 | Film Academy Of The Philippines | Best Editing | Marya Ignacio |
| 2005 | Film Academy Of The Philippines | Best Production Design | Joey Luna |
| 2005 | Gawad Pasado | 3rd Best Picture | Regal Entertainment Inc. and BASFILM Productions |
| 2005 | Gawad Pasado | Best Actor | Dennis Trillo |
| 2005 | Gawad Pasado | Best Supporting Actor | Jay Manalo |
| 2005 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Actor | Dennis Trillo |
| 2005 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best New Movie Actor | Dennis Trillo |
| 2005 | ENPRESS Golden Screen | Breakthrough Performance by an Actor | Dennis Trillo |
| 2005 | Gawad Tanglaw | Best Supporting Actor | Dennis Trillo |
| 2005 | Young Critics Circle | Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role | Dennis Trillo |
| 2004 | Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines | 3rd Best Picture | Regal Entertainment Inc. and BASFILM Productions |
| 2004 | Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines | Best Supporting Actor | Dennis Trillo |
| 2004 | Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines | Most Gender Sensitive Film | Regal Entertainment Inc. and BASFILM Productions |
Nominations
| Year | Organization | Category | Name of Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Filipino Academy of Arts and Sciences | Best Picture | |
| 2005 | Filipino Academy of Arts and Sciences | Best Director | Joel Lamangan Joel Lamangan Joel Lamangan is a Filipino film director, television director and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an auteur dramatic filmmaker. His award-winning films includes Sidhi, Deathrow, Hubog, Aishte Imasu 1941, Blue Moon and Mano Po.On August 19, 2008, Lamangan directed his first indie movie... |
| 2005 | Filipino Academy of Arts and Sciences | Best Supporting Actress | Angelu de Leon Angelu de Leon Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera , more famously known as Angelu de Leon, is a television and film actress in the Philippines.-Biography:... |
| 2005 | Gawad Urian | Best Supporting Actor | Dennis Trillo Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Trillo Ho , more widely known as Dennis Trillo, is a Filipino award-winning actor, singer and fashion model. His film debut was in Aishite Imasu 1941. He is currently an artist of GMA Network... |
| 2005 | Film Academy Of The Philippines | Best Sound | |
| 2005 | Film Academy Of The Philippines | Best Musical Scoring | |
| 2005 | Gawad Pasado | Best Actress | Judy Ann Santos Judy Ann Santos Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer.... |
| 2005 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Picture | |
| 2005 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Director | |
| 2005 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Actress | Judy Ann Santos |
| 2005 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Original Screenplay | |
| 2005 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Editor | |
| 2005 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Production Designer | |
| 2005 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Original Theme Song | |
| 2005 | ENPRESS Golden Screen | Best Sound | |
| 2005 | ENPRESS Golden Screen | Best Original Song | |
| 2005 | Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines | Best Actress | Judy Ann Santos |
| 2005 | Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines | Best Supporting Actor | Raymart Santiago Raymart Santiago Raymond Martin Santiago is a Filipino action star and comedian who belongs to one of Philippine showbiz's most recognizable families.-Personal life:... |