A Japanese movie about foxes.

Title: Helen

Translation: Helen Fox

Director: Keita Kono

Screenwriter: Imai Masako

Starring: Arashi Fukasawa

Takao Osawa

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Ryoko Kobayashi

Type: drawing

Music: Yukie Nishimura

Length: 108 minutes

Distribution: Matsuzaka Film Company of Japan

Release date: March 2006 18 (Japan)

IMDB score: 8.6/10 (141ticket)

Official website: http://www.helen-movie.jp/

abstract

One day, Taiyi met a little fox. On the green land of Hokkaido in spring, there is a lonely little fox without the care of the big fox. Taiyi took the fox to the clinic and looked at him. Taiyi couldn't help thinking of herself, so she couldn't help asking the fox, "Is your mother a free man, too?"

Lost Island has been living in the veterinary clinic with her daughter Meiling since her wife died. The arrival of Taiyi changed his daily life. Taiyi's mother Lu Zi is the lover of Lost Island. Lu Zi, who intends to marry Lost Island, entrusts Lost Island to Taiyi, hoping that Taiyi and Lost Island can get to know each other better, but they are not good at communicating with others and don't know how to get close to Taiyi, and Mei Ling, the daughter of Lost Island, is also a depressed and taciturn person. Such three people started a somewhat embarrassing life together.

The fox brought back from Taiyi became the fourth member of the family. Although Lost Island complained that Taiyi always made trouble for herself, she made a detailed diagnosis for Little Fox. Years of veterinary experience made him immediately discover the difference of the little fox. It turns out that Fox is deaf and blind. Lost Island looked at the fox and said casually, "This is trouble. It looks like a blind girl Helen. " Hearing this, Taiyi named the fox "Helen".

As a veterinarian, he was annoyed to see the little fox lose his island, and the words "euthanasia" flashed through his mind at this time. Looking at the little fox who refused to drink milk, he casually said, "For him, death may be a happier thing." On hearing this, Taiyi strongly accused Mishima of not saying so as a doctor. Taiyi thinks that his happiest thing is to be with his mother, so he also thinks that the happiest thing for the fox is to be able to return to his mother. He decided to send Fox back to his mother safely no matter what.

Taiyi's enthusiasm also touched the lost island that had given up hope. Lost Island told Taiyi: "If the little fox grows up, he may have enough physical strength to undergo surgery and restore his vision and hearing." In order to make the little fox drink milk, Taiyi tried every means. As a result, the fox who refused to drink milk at first finally began to drink milk as if infected by Taiyi's enthusiasm. Not only that, the little fox began to eat the meat that Taiyi fed him. Perhaps for the little fox "Helen", Taiyi just takes care of his "mother" or "friend" gently. After a few days, the fox gained some weight, so he lost the island and persuaded his tutor, Professor Shang Yuan, to let the fox receive a more accurate examination. But the worse the fox's health. ...

About the film

A little fox with tragic fate but tenacious survival; A boy who is far away from his mother but has a strong heart; Learn to be a father and find a veterinarian who lives as a veterinarian. The film tells a touching story through their hearts. The original film is a novel "What Little Fox Helen left for us" written by Tsuda, an authority on the ecological investigation of the Japanese Arctic fox and the head of the injured wildlife protection organization. This work tells people the real life state of an invisible and inaudible fox with actual pictures and touching articles. After the adaptation and innovation of the original work, the film Helen Fox was put on the screen.

The director of the film is that he has directed the popular TV series Wang's Western Restaurant, Lonely and White Pagoda. The screenwriter is Masako Imai, who once wrote the scripts of the tapestry of the wind and other works. When writing the script of this film, she boldly adapted her works without changing the theme of caring for all life on earth, in order to bring new touches to the audience. As a photographer, Takeshi Hamada's representative works Biography of My Teacher and Blood and Bone claim to represent the highest level of photography in Japanese film industry. Lighting and art were performed by Taihiko Matsuoka of NIN×NIN, yuki hiko Morishita of Red Moon and Yukihiko Morishita of Riding a Thousand Miles respectively.

Starring lineup

Tai Yi, the leading actor, is played by Arashi Fukasawa who performed well in Everyone was a Child. In this film, he successfully played a little boy who came to a strange place and was separated from his relatives. After he deeply felt the dazzling light of a little life from a little fox, he chose his own strong growth.

Takao Osawa, who is in charge of taking care of the Lost Island of Taiyi, is played by those who have starred in The Call of the World Center and Evil Man. The role of Lost Island played by him is straightforward and not good at interacting with people. On the outside, it looks ruthless, but deep down, it is warm and kind.

Taiyi's mother, Lu Zi, is played by Yasuko Matsuyuki. She has been active in TV series and stage, and has not made a movie for three years. She chose this film as her work to return to the screen. She plays a charming single mother in the play. Although she can't stay with Taiyi all the time because of the photographer's work flying around the world, she brings Tai a positive attitude towards life. The Lost Island Daughter is composed of a young actress, Ryuko Liangzi, whose popularity soared for her role in Hinokio.

Other actors include Shunji Fujimura, who plays the teacher Lost Island, Uehara, a professor at the Veterinary University, Hideko Yoshida, who plays the mysterious old woman who lives in the forest, and Ryoko Tanami, the president of Taiyi, and so on.