Miracle Apples
Romaji: Kiseki no Ringo
Japanese: 奇跡のリンゴ
Release Date: June 8, 2013
Genre: Drama / Based on True Story / Agriculture
Runtime: 129 min.
Synopsis
Akinori Kimura (Sadao Abe) and his wife Mieko (Miho Kanno) opens an apple orchard in their hometown of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture. Due to Meiko's allergic reaction to pesticides, Akinori Kimura has to grow his apples without the aid of chemicals. Because of this challenge, his family endures hardships and suffers severe financial difficulties. Akinori Kimura even contemplates suicide. A miracle then happens ..
Notes
1) Based on the true story of Akinori Kimura and his wife Mieko Kimura. Their story was first brought to the public's attention via an NHK program titled "Way of Professional Work". Takuji Ishikawa then wrote a novel on the husband and wife titled "Kiseki no Ringo (Zettai Fukano) oh Kutsugaeshita Noka・ Akinori Kimura no Kiroku" (published July, 2008 by Gentosha).
2) Filming takes place from mid-April to mid-June, 2012 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture. In addition, scenery filming will take place during autumn and winter, 2012.
Cast:
Sadao Abe - Akinori Kimura
Miho Kanno - Mieko Kimura
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi - Mot-chan
Takashi Sasano - Fukatsu
Masato Ibu - Kozo Mikami
Mieko Harada - Mikami
Tsutomu Yamazaki - Seiji Kimura
Tsumugi Hatakeyama - Hinako Kimura
Sorami Watanabe - Saki Kimura
Sono Koizumi - Natsuko Kimura
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Writer: Tomoko Yoshida, Yoshihiro Nakamura
Producer: Minami Ichikawa, Akio Kobayashi, Tohru Kenjyo, Hisashi Usui, Akihiro Yamauchi
Cinematographer: Shunsuke Ito
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Subtitles: English