Japan / Oct 10, 2009
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | パンドラの匣 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinegriot, Tokyo Theatres Company, Geneon Universal Entertainment, PARADE Inc., Kahoku Shimposha, Sendai Television, GIP |
| Release date | 10 ottobre 2009 |
| Production | Toshikazu Nishigaya, Atsuko Ohno |
| Writer | Masanori Tominaga, Osamu Dazai |
| Editing | Masanori Tominaga |
| Cinematography | Motoki Kobayashi |
| Assistant directors | Masanori Tominaga |
| Camera operators | Motoki Kobayashi |
| Additional photography | Motoki Kobayashi |
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| Production design | Toshiharu Nakamae |
| Art direction | Toshiharu Nakamae |
| Set decoration | Toshiharu Nakamae |
| Music | Naruyoshi Kikuchi |
| Sound | Naruyoshi Kikuchi |
| Costume design | Kazuyo Koiso, Kiyoe Kaji |
| Makeup | Kazuyo Koiso, Kiyoe Kaji |
| Hairstyling | Kazuyo Koiso, Kiyoe Kaji |
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