Friday, August 22, 2008

When you die, does love die, too?

世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ..
Crying Out Love, In The Center Of the World..


This "Sekai no Chūshin de, Ai o Sakebu" is a Japanese novel written by Kyoichi Katayam..

In a small regional town in 1986 southern Japan, Sakutaro "Saku" Matsumoto and Aki Hirose, who were classmates all through junior high school, become high school students and then fall in love with one another.. They share audio diaries, go on excursions together, and enjoy summer vacation.. However, Aki soon finds herself suffering from Leukemia and begins to weaken day by day, rendering her unable to see Saku or go outside. Saku, desperate to take Aki to Uluru (Ayer's Rock) in Australia (the "Center of the World" in the Japanese title), a place she had wished to go to, desperately tries to achieve just that. Saku buys tickets to go, but Aki dies before boarding the plane..
Seventeen years later, as an older, sombre Saku trudges through everyday existence, the last tape of Aki's audio diary is suddenly unearthed, leading Saku back to his hometown in the south, and back into his memories of his last days with Aki..

I got to see this VCD quite late.. Got it from the Store after some years..

The Movie theme song is very nice too..
Hitomi wo Tojite (瞳をとじて) by Ken Hirai..

I love this touching Love Story..

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