Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box

2009
1h 34m
7.5

7.5/10

1 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

After Japan's defeat in WWII, "Pandora no hako" follows a young man named Risuke (Shota Sometani) who has contracted tuberculosis. He travels to the countryside to a unique nursing facility to receive treatment for his disease. At the sanatorium all the patients and nurses go by nicknames and Risuke decides to reinvent himself as Hibari. During his stay, Hibari develops realationships with other patients and nurses. After Hibari's friend Tsuikushi (Yosuke Kubozuka) gets discharged from the nursing facility, Hibari writes to him about his relationships with Dakesang (Mieko Kawakami) the chief nurse and Mabo (Riisa Naka) another nurse that is bright and seems to like him.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cinegriot Tokyo Theatres Company Geneon Universal Entertainment PARADE Inc. Kahoku Shimposha Sendai Television GIP
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title パンドラの匣
Release Date October 10, 2009
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt1339478

Cast

Shota Sometani
Shota Sometani

Risuke/Hibari

Mieko Kawakami
Mieko Kawakami

Daekesang

Yosuke Kubozuka
Yosuke Kubozuka

Tsukushi

Riisa Naka
Riisa Naka

Mabo

Yutaka Oda
Yutaka Oda

Ryo Fukawa
Ryo Fukawa

Yoriko Doguchi
Yoriko Doguchi

Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis

Kiki
Kiki

Key Crew

Masanori Tominaga
Director
Masanori Tominaga
Writer
Toshikazu Nishigaya
Producer
Atsuko Ohno
Producer

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