The Rebirth (愛の予感) 16 years old

Coincidence and the aftermath of violence. A man's middle-school daughter has been murdered. His wife is already deceased. He tells a counselor he wants to live in anonymity, working with his hands. He moves away and gets a job in a factory. The woman who is the mother of the killer wants to apologize to the father, although she knows it would change nothing. He refuses to meet. She moves back to her hometown. She works in the kitchen at an inn where the man now lives. No one speaks. He eats alone. He reads in his apartment. She walks to her home and has a sandwich. She keeps her eyes lowered. He drives to work. Does either want to connect? What bond can they establish?

Credits

The Rebirth Cast

Name Character
Makiko Watanabe She was 39, now 56 years old
Masahiro Kobayashi He was 53, now 70 years old

The Rebirth Crew

Name Department
Naoki Kaneko as Editor. He was 49 (now 66) years old Editing
Masahiro Kobayashi as Director. He was 53 (now 70) years old Directing
Masahiro Kobayashi as Writer. He was 53 (now 70) years old Writing
Nishikubo Koichi as Cinematography. Crew
The Rebirth (16 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, November 24, 2007
  • Runtime: 102 minutes