- Actors: Anne Suzuki, Yû Aoi, Tomohiro Kaku, Shôko Aida, Hiroshi Abe
- Directors: Shunji Iwai
- Writers: Shunji Iwai
- Producers: Shunji Iwai, Koko Maeda
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Paradox
- Release Date: July 10 2007
- Run Time: 135 minutes
- ASIN: B000PC6YS0
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bittersweet and gentle, July 20 2008
By avoraciousreader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hana and Alice (DVD)
Hana & AliceShunji Iwai 2004
It's a tale as old as the hills, or at least as text messaging. Hana and Alice are BFF, doing all the goofy, giddy things together that school age girls do. Then one day on a train Hana spots a tall young man and falls for him. They speculate whether the shorter, geeky guy with his nose in a book is his brother or friend or ..., but the opportunity passes and Hana worships from afar. Time passes, maybe it's a new school year, and the tall one vanishes leaving the bookworm, Masashi. For reasons that weren't clear to me, Hana transfers her affections to him, and when he clumsily knocks himself out (or just down) she revives him and pretends that she is his girlfriend; he must have amnesia, which he accepts and tries to regain his lost memories.
Hana eventually weaves Alice into her tall tales, which develops into a classic triangle with the added delicious twist of the constantly invented past history. This thread of the film is pursued with low key humor and, when it spirals out of control, genuine pathos.
But there is much else in the film, the stories of the everyday lives of Hana and Alice. Hana joins a comedy club and prepares for a school festival, Alice continues ballet lessons. Alice meets with her divorced father for lunch. She is 'discovered' as an actress/model by an agent.
I won't say much more, except that it all ties together in the ending, which is both up- and down-beat. It's a bittersweet and gentle film, with a bizarre premise grounded by the day to day detail of the girls' lives. A bit long, and maybe a bit confusing on first (only) viewing, I'll nonetheless give this one 5 *'s.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed the Making Of on this DVD!, Oct 5 2008
By Amy Wong "siutou_amy" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Hana and Alice (DVD)
Okay, this is another product review. I really do like the movie, and love it more each time I've watched it.I would have given this release a 5/5 star count, if I hadn't had the pleasure of viewing this with subtitles that were better suited, in my opinion. I could point out a scene where it took me off the film, when Miyamoto said something that was translated as a "doppelganger" - now, it might be nitpicking, but I don't think normal 15-year-old teens speak with such words...
Now, onto the stuff on the DVD. Though the TV Spots on a DVD are always filler content... the best part of the extras in here was the Behind-the-Scenes Featurette, which gives you a +1hr. look into what went into the making of "Hana and Alice". It was not only interesting because you get to hear from Shunji Iwai where the idea of the film came from, and how it developed. We also get to see how some of the scenes were shot, and small tidbits of Anne Suzuki, Yu Aoi and Tomohiro Kaku on their characters... and there's also cute funny moments too.
8 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another masterpiece from Shunji Iwai..., Aug 15 2007
By Morgan V. Holt - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hana and Alice (DVD)
Hana and Alice is simply fantastic. I am not going to be very specific with this review, I just wanted to make it clear that this is a wonderful film from an innovative and passionate director. Prepare yourself for a fairy tale meets coming of age meets avant-garde masterpiece. Fans of All About Lily Chou-Chou will not be disappointed.
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