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Harmonium ()

Fuchi ni tatsu (original title)
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Toshio hires Yasaka in his workshop. This old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.
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Yasaka
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Akié
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Takashi Yamagami (as Taiga)
Momone Shinokawa ...
Hotaru
Kana Mahiro ...
Hotaru (Adult)
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Atsushi Shitara
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Toshio

Directed by

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Kôji Fukada

Written by

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Kôji Fukada ... ()

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Kôichirô Fukushima ... executive producer (as Koichiro Fukushima)
Akira Minami ... line producer
Hiroshi Niimura ... producer
Yoshito Ohyama ... producer
Masa Sawada ... producer
Tsuyoshi Toyama ... producer
Kazumasa Yonemitsu ... associate producer

Music by

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Hiroyuki Onogawa

Cinematography by

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Ken'ichi Negishi

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Kôji Fukada
Julia Grégory ... consulting editor (as Julia Gregory)

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Jean-Baptiste Le Guen ... digital intermediate supervisor
Christine Szymkowiak ... colorist
Alison Wightman ... digital intermediate coordinator

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Laurent Harjani ... post-production manager
Antoine Jouve ... assistant production manager

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Saku Yamato ... first assistant director

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Olivier Goinard ... sound mixer
Maria Carolina Santana Caraballo-Gramcko ... sound mix technician
Junji Yoshikata ... sound

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Satoshi Takamura ... lighting technician

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Keiko Murashima ... costume supervisor

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Plot Summary

A family of three, comprised of a husband, wife and a young daughter, lead a routine and unspectacular life. The stillness is shattered occasionally by the young girl's practice on the harmonium and more unusually by the arrival of an acquaintance of the man. Apparently seeking to repay a debt and make up for lost time the new arrival is soon both a guest at the family home and an employee of their workshop. All hell breaks loose and no one is chaste. Written by aghaemi

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Also Known As
  • 淵に立つ (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Harmonium (France)
  • Harmonium (World-wide, English title)
  • Harmonium (United States)
  • Harmonium (Ireland, English title)
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  • 120 min
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Trivia The director Koji Fukada was present at the screening of "Harmonium" at the Ghent Film Festival, where the movie was in the official competition selection. During a Q&A following the screening, he revealed that the Japanese title "Fuchi ni tatsu" could best be translated as "Standing on the edge", but the translation didn't quite have the same nuance. That's why he changed the international title to "Harmonium", referring to the musical instrument, but also because there was the wordplay on "harmony", which is an important element in the film. The use of the harmonium as a characteristic feature was a distinct choice, as the director saw it as a symbol of the traditional Japanese family. See more »
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