Trailer - Haru’s Journey (Haru to no Tabi)

The official website for Masahiro Kobayashi’s Haru’s Journey was re-launched yesterday, complete with a 2+ minute trailer.

Tatsuya Nakadai stars as Tadao, an ex-fisherman who lives with his 18-year-old granddaughter Haru (Eri Tokunaga) in a small harborside house in Hokkaido. Haru, who dreams of moving to Tokyo, recently lost her job, and Tadao can’t help but be a burden on her due to his injured leg. Unable to afford nursing home care, Tadao’s only option is to turn to his estranged brothers who he’s completely avoided until now due to incidents in the past. As Haru witnesses the conflict between her grandfather and his family first-hand, new emotions begin to build.

As reported by Tokyograph last April, Kobayashi (“Man Walking on Snow”, “Bashing”) began this project with the lofty intention of creating a modern film in a similar vein to masterpieces like Yasujiro Ozu’s “Tokyo Story” or Akira Kurosawa’s “Ikiru”.

“Haru’s Journey” is co-distributed by T-Joy and Asmik Ace Entertainment. It will be released at Shinjuku Wald 9 and Marunouchi Toei 2 on May 22, 2010 with a national road show to follow.

Thanks logboy for catching the update.