Kiri no Hi
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is a Japanese drama. Its original air date was August 25, 2008. Directed by Amemiya Nozomu, its screenplay was done by Takeyama Yo. It starred Ichihara Etsuko and Shiraishi Miho.
(Currently Kholmsk
, Sakhalin
, Russian Federation) during the final year of the Pacific War
. Nine Telephone Operators in Maoka took their own lives by taking Potassium cyanide
when the Soviet Union invaded the defenseless city on August 20, 1945. This particular movie is based on this incident and is partially fictional (names of the characters, etc). Soviet Union's invasion of Karafuto is very sensitive topic and controversial in both Japan
and Russia
due to the border dispute between the two countries. Originally, a movie was created called Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon
『樺太1945年夏 氷雪の門』which was filmed in 1974. This film portrayed the brutal invasion of Karafuto by the Soviet Army that claimed thousands of innocent Japanese citizens. The film focused on its accuracy by the witness of the invasion and vividly described the ruthless killings committed by the Soviet Army. However due to political pressure from by then, the Soviet Union
, the Japanese government intervened and banned the movie to be aired and sold. Kiri no Hi caused less of political uproar from Russia due to the movie's insistence to be "fiction" and did not focus on Soviet Army's brutal actions but instead talked about wishing World Peace. At the end, the grand daughter of the survivor of the Soviet Invasion pointed at Sakhalin
and said, "Grandma, look, it's Sakhalin
" with big smile instead of calling the island its Japanese name of Karafuto which hints that the Japanese people are willing to move on with the past and go forward even though they were the victim of the Soviet Army. This movie was only aired on Television and had 11% Audience measurement.
Summary
The story takes place in Maoka City, Karafuto, JapanJapan
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...
(Currently Kholmsk
Kholmsk
Kholmsk is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, the administrative center of Kholmsky District. Population: 35,141 .-History:The town was founded in 1870 as a military post. After the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, the town was transferred to Japanese control, along with the rest of southern...
, Sakhalin
Sakhalin
Sakhalin or Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.It is part of Russia, and is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast...
, Russian Federation) during the final year of the Pacific War
Pacific War
The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East...
. Nine Telephone Operators in Maoka took their own lives by taking Potassium cyanide
Potassium cyanide
Potassium cyanide is an inorganic compound with the formula KCN. This colorless crystalline compound, similar in appearance to sugar, is highly soluble in water. Most KCN is used in gold mining, organic synthesis, and electroplating. Smaller applications include jewelry for chemical gilding and...
when the Soviet Union invaded the defenseless city on August 20, 1945. This particular movie is based on this incident and is partially fictional (names of the characters, etc). Soviet Union's invasion of Karafuto is very sensitive topic and controversial in both 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...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
due to the border dispute between the two countries. Originally, a movie was created called Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon
Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon
is a 1974 Japanese film based on the Soviet Union's military action on Karafuto during the Soviet–Japanese War near the ending of World War II. The movie is set in Maoka , at the time of a tragedy of the death of nine maidens who worked in the postal telegraph office in the city...
『樺太1945年夏 氷雪の門』which was filmed in 1974. This film portrayed the brutal invasion of Karafuto by the Soviet Army that claimed thousands of innocent Japanese citizens. The film focused on its accuracy by the witness of the invasion and vividly described the ruthless killings committed by the Soviet Army. However due to political pressure from by then, the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, the Japanese government intervened and banned the movie to be aired and sold. Kiri no Hi caused less of political uproar from Russia due to the movie's insistence to be "fiction" and did not focus on Soviet Army's brutal actions but instead talked about wishing World Peace. At the end, the grand daughter of the survivor of the Soviet Invasion pointed at Sakhalin
Sakhalin
Sakhalin or Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.It is part of Russia, and is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast...
and said, "Grandma, look, it's Sakhalin
Sakhalin
Sakhalin or Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.It is part of Russia, and is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast...
" with big smile instead of calling the island its Japanese name of Karafuto which hints that the Japanese people are willing to move on with the past and go forward even though they were the victim of the Soviet Army. This movie was only aired on Television and had 11% Audience measurement.
Cast
- Ichihara Etsuko as Nakamura Mizue (age 82)
- Mayuko FukudaMayuko Fukuda, born on August 4, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese child actress who made her debut in 1998. She is contracted to talent agency FLaMme.Her father, Kenji Fukuda, is a drummer in the band Kasutera.- Profile :*Nicknames: , *Interests: art...
as Mizue (age 15-19)
- Mayuko Fukuda
- Karina Nose as Inoue Aiko
- Miho ShiraishiMiho Shiraishiis a Japanese actress from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.-Filmography:* Shiroi Fune * Swing Girls as Yayoi Itami* Densha Otoko cameo* The Harimaya Bridge as Kayo Takeuchi-TV dramas:...
as Misa Yamazaki - Yui IchikawaYui Ichikawa, is an actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, Yui-nyan. As an actress she has appeared in several dramas , and in recent years she has concentrated more on her film career. She played a minor role in the movie Ju-on: The Grudge and reprised her character for a...
as Nakajima Sakura - Risa KudōRisa Kudois a Japanese model and actress. She is best known outside Japan for an appearance in an episode of the Nippon Television series Haken no Hinkaku in 2007 and the films Love Letter Ao-renka and Rabu Kon in 2006, and Sleeping Flower in 2005.She was a model on the game "Finder Love", were she can...
as Yoshiko Inoue - Shoko Fujimura as Eiko Sakai
- Ayaka Ikezawa as Akane Kawashima
- Natsuko as Tiyo Sato
- Sairi Itoh as Yoshiko Nakamura
- Riku Yasuda as Mizue's younger brother
- Natori Yuko
- Shibuya Asuka
- Sato Hitomi
- Ayumi Sakamoto
- Saori Hayashi
- Osamu MukaiOsamu Mukaiis a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan. Graduated from Meiji University.-Summary:Mukai's first main role was in the 2006 Japanese television drama Nodame Cantabile...
- Nakamura Shidō