Hold Your Hand (Japanese: この小さな手, Hepburn: Kono Chīsana Te, lit. 'This small hands') is a 2023 Japanese drama film starring Kouhei Takeda and directed by Hiroyuki Nakata based on the manga written by Mamora Goda and illustrated by Hiroshi Yoshida.
| Hold Your Hand | |
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 Official movie poster | |
| Japanese | この小さな手 |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Nakata |
| Screenplay by | Yusuke Moriguchi |
| Based on | Hold Your Hand by Mamora Goda |
| Produced by | Matsushima Sho |
| Starring | Kouhei Takeda |
| Music by | Rhythm & Note |
| Distributed by | Furumo Teremo |
Release date | |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country |  Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
editKazuma Yoshimura has managed to make a living as a professional illustrator, and has eloped to Tokyo, where he lives with his wife, Sayuri, and their 3-year-old daughter, Hina.
One rainy night, Sayuri goes shopping, slips and falls down a cliff, and is hospitalized unconscious. Kazuma, who had been drinking for entertainment, falls asleep at the izakaya until noon the next day, and when Hina wakes up alone the next morning, she is temporarily placed in a children's home via a child guidance center.
Kazuma goes to a child consultation center, but despite having raised children in the past, Kazuma does not have the confidence to raise a child by himself.He wishes to enroll in a nursery school for a long time, and Natsumi Takahara, a counselor at the child consultation center, also believes that Kazuma does not have the ability to raise children. Since it was determined that there was no such thing, Hina ended up staying at the children's home.
After that, time passes without Sayuri regaining consciousness, and Kazuma gradually becomes desperate, but eventually he finds people watching over him, including the landlord of the apartment, Mr. and Mrs. Hayama, the couple's daughter Maika, and the people at the izakaya he frequents. He realizes that there are people who care for him, and decides to regain the bond he lost with his daughter.
Casts
edit- Kouhei Takeda as Kazuma[3]
- Koharu Satou as Hina[3]
- Sei Andо̄ as Sayuri[3]
Manga
editThe original manga series was written by Mamora Goda base on his own experiences after getting arrested in 2013 for assaulting a female assistant. It was illustrated by Hiroshi Yoshida. It begun serialization on the 4th edition of the online manga magazine Manga on Web from January 2016 to July 2017.[4][5] It run for seven chapters and collected into one tankōbon volume.[6]
Live-action adaptation
editProduction and release
editA live-action adaptation was announced in January 2023. The film was directed by Hiroyuki Nakata and starred by Kouhei Takeda. It was distributed by Furumo Teremo.[1][7] The film premiered on April 8, 2023, on Eurospace Theater in Shibuya.[8]
Music
editKaren Aoki sang the opening theme with same title as the film.[8] The film's music was handled by Rhythm & Note.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "この小さな手 | あらすじ・内容・スタッフ・キャスト・作品情報". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "この小さな手 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese).
- ^ a b c "本当の父親とは……？ 娘に関心のなかった父親と、父親を忘れてしまった娘を描く「この小さな手」4月8日公開 : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). January 12, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "子供が生まれても、父親になれなかった男の再構築を描く「この小さな手」実写映画化（コメントあり）". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). January 12, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "郷田マモラ新連載「この小さな手」開始記念ロングインタビュー!!｜佐藤秀峰". note（ノート） (in Japanese). January 1, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "[全話無料(全7話)] この小さな手 | スキマ | マンガが無料読み放題！". www.sukima.me.
- ^ "武田航平の主演作「この小さな手」公開、父親になれなかった男が娘との絆を取り戻す（コメントあり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). January 12, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "武田航平、娘との絆を取り戻そうとする父親を熱演 『この小さな手』予告編". ORICON NEWS. January 21, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "この小さな手 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2024.