Rebirth (2011)

Rebirth is a 2011 Japanese movie directed by Izuru Narushima and based on a novel by Mitsuyo Kakuta.

Movie info

Original title: 八日目の蝉
Transliterated title: Youkame no Semi
Release date: April 29, 2011
Directed by: Izuru Narushima
Written by: Satoko Okudera (screenplay)
Distributed by: Shochiku

Plot

A woman name Kiwako has an affair with a married man. Kiwako is unable to conceive, so when her lover’s wife gives birth to a daughter, she kidnaps the baby and takes off. After four years living happily as a mother, she’s arrested and the child, Erina, is taken away from her. Years later, Erina is a university student who’s grown up resenting her true parents. Soon, she has an affair of her own and ends up getting pregnant with a baby boy. In order to learn more herself, she decides to retrace the steps of her early life.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Mao Inoue	Erina
	Hiromi Nagasaku	Kiwako
	Jun Fubuki
	Gekidan Hitori
	Eiko Koike
	Yoko Moriguchi
	Tetsushi Tanaka
	Konomi Watanabe
	Yo Yoshida
	Kimiko Yo
	Min Tanaka
	Mitsuru Hirata
	Miwako Ichikawa

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